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IMPUESTO SUCESIONES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Taxation Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- death duty
1, record 1, English, death%20duty
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This class consists of any charge for death duties arising on a death after 1925. ... Until August, 1949, there were three different kinds of death duties: estate duty, succession duty and legacy duty. 1, record 1, English, - death%20duty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Succession duty and legacy duty were abolished by the Finance Act 1949, s.27. Estate duty was superseded from March 13, 1975, by capital transfer tax. 2, record 1, English, - death%20duty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit fiscal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit sur les biens des personnes décédées
1, record 1, French, droit%20sur%20les%20biens%20des%20personnes%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «death duties» sont des droits perçus par le gouvernement anglais sur les biens des personnes décédées. Il y avait en Angleterre avant le 30 juillet 1949 trois droits différents : 1e «Estate Duty»; 2e «Succession Duty»; 3e «Legacy Duty». Mais le «Succession Duty» et le «Legacy Duty» ont été abolis par le «Finance Act 1949», paragraphe 27 [...] 1, record 1, French, - droit%20sur%20les%20biens%20des%20personnes%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
- Derecho fiscal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- impuesto de sucesiones
1, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20de%20sucesiones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contribución sobre la herencia 1, record 1, Spanish, contribuci%C3%B3n%20sobre%20la%20herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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