A federal tax imposed on property transfers made through gifts or inheritances to beneficiaries who are at least thirty-seven and a half years younger than the donor. This tax aims to prevent individuals from avoiding estate taxes by “skipping” a generation and passing assets directly to younger heirs. It serves as a mechanism to ensure that wealth transfer is subject to taxation when it bypasses an intervening generation, such as the grantor’s children, in the family tree.
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