The estate tax is a tax that is levied on all property that is declared in a deceased person's will. The tax is also known as the "inheritance tax" or "death tax." In 2016 the tax free threshold for asset transfers from a parent to a child is set to increase by 24 per cent to €280,000. Proponents of the tax argue that more estates should be subject to the tax and the threshold should be lowered from 24% to 20%. Opponents of the tax argue that people who have paid income taxes their entire life should not be subject to another tax when they die.
57% Yes |
43% No |
53% Yes |
29% No |
4% Yes, it is double taxation |
9% No, reform so the tax rate is based on the wealth of the recipient rather than the deceased |
5% No, but increase the tax-free allowance |
See how support for each position on “Inheritance Tax” has changed over time for 16.8k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Inheritance Tax” has changed over time for 16.8k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9HM7ZJW4mos4MO
Yes, Inheritance tax should be abolished. Government shouldn't have a say or should be in place to take anymore tax from the deceased. I believe, government is sucking people dry. If they dont want to abolish it.. they should increase the cut off rate of inheritance to amount of €750000.00 per person in the family OR increase inheritance cut off rate every year in €5000 increments.
@98KBVC31yr1Y
Only for wealthy individuals earning over 500,000
@978QXVS1yr1Y
For lower amounts of inheritance I don't think there's much need to tax it (eg. A few thousand euros or a car) but I think there should be a complete cut off limit on the amount of money a person should be able to inherit at around three to five million euros and everything above that should be taken by the state and spent on public services. I'm willing to reconsider this if more information comes in.
@96K8N861yr1Y
No, why should dead people be taxed on a budget they did not vote for.
@93HFKH72yrs2Y
No, increase it by 100%
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