{"id":770,"date":"2025-01-14T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T09:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2025-01-14T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T09:56:03","slug":"inheritance-tax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/en\/inheritance-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Inheritance Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When heirs receive an inheritance, an inheritance tax is levied on the amount distributed. The tax is set based on how closely related the heir is to the deceased. The inheritance tax system is composed of four groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1047\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Upphaedd-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Upphaedd-1.png 1047w, https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Upphaedd-1-800x290.png 800w, https:\/\/www.liv.fo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Upphaedd-1-768x278.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1047px) 100vw, 1047px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-orange-color\">Example<\/mark><\/strong>: An inheritance of DKK 40,000, which is distributed to a cohabitant, is subject to an 11.5% tax. An inheritance distributed to companies, etc., is subject to a flat 10% inheritance tax. 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