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Tax on inheritance for spouse
My parents in the UK are having to stipulate in their will what should happen to my share of their estate if I die before they do. I am living with my wife and daughter in Germany. The obvious thing is to leave the significant share to my wife, but I can't find the inheritance tax implications of that. My daughter could I think inherit up to 200,000 Euros tax-free as a grandchild, but my wife - does she get my tax-free "child" allowance? Not sure!
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Hi @NeilC ,
Unfortunately, we are not tax experts. I skimmed through an article on taxes on inheritance I think it might be useful for you
https://www.finanztip.de/erbschaftssteuer/
The amount of taxes also depends on the tax class (Steuerklasse) your wife is in.
In general we would recommend to talk to a tax advisor regarding this.
Warm wishes
Yara