An inheritance between brother and sister can be tax exempt. A Paris court has just ruled in favor of a brother to whom the tax authorities had refused the exemption.
To be exempt from inheritance tax within siblings, the heir must be single, widowed, divorced or legally separated, and must be over 50 years old or affected by infirmity and domiciled with the deceased for the five years preceding the death. This exemption is very interesting since the inheritance taxes to be paid between brother or sister go up to 45% of the amounts received. To prove that he lived with his sister... This article is reserved for Le Particulier subscribers.