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Nebraska Inheritance Tax

Nebraska Inheritance Tax Introduction
The Nebraska inheritance tax is governed by the respective county courts. The county courts take taxes based on the location of the particular property or the county where the owner of the particular property used to live.
Nebraska Inheritance Tax Facts
The rate of inheritance tax in Nebraska is not fixed. The rate is basically a certain percentage of the clear market value of the particular property being subjected to taxation. The income from the life insurance of the deceased owner is also included while determining the value of a certain property.

The rate at which the inheritance tax would be taken in Nebraska is normally decided according to the status of the person who has inherited the property. The financial benefits that are provided to the spouse of the deceased as a result of his or her death are not subject to taxation.

The inheritance tax received in the state of Nebraska is provided to the county general fund. Any other fund in the county approved by the county board is entitled to receive the inheritance tax collected in that county.


Nebraska Inheritance Tax Rates
The following table provides information on the inheritance tax rates in the state of Nebraska:

Relationship Status Property Amount Inheritance Tax Rate
Immediate relatives $ 10,000.01 and more 1%
Remote relatives $ 2,000.01 - $ 60, 000.00 6%
- $ 60, 000.01 and more 9%
Others $ 500.01 - $ 5,000.00 6%
$ 5,000.01 - $ 10,000.00 9%
$ 10,000.01 - $ 20,000.00 12%
$ 20,000.01 - $ 50,000.00 15%
$ 50,000 and more 18%


Nebraska Inheritance Tax Exemptions
In the state of Nebraska exemption from inheritance tax is provided in the following cases:

If the deceased was a resident of Nebraska, then his or her spouse is eligible to receive a household allowance of $7,500 per month.

If the deceased has no spouse, then his or her minor children would receive a household allowance of $7,500 per month. This money would, however, be divided amongst the minor children of the deceased.
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