遗产税的起源遗产税是一个古老的税种,据说,大约在公元前26世纪左右,古埃及第四王朝法老胡夫下令征收遗产税,这可能是世界上最早出现的遗产税了。也有一些专家认为遗产税起源于公元前7世纪的古埃及。罗马帝国的遗产税出现于公元前6世纪科定的朱利安法。遗产税也是一个现代税种。荷兰1598年开征遗产税,这是近代遗产税的最早记载。之后英国(1694)、法国(1703)、美国(1797)、意大利(1862)、日本(1905)、德国(1906)等也陆续开始征收,适今为止世界上已有100多个国家和地区开征遗产税。不论是古代还是近代,各国开征遗 The origin of inheritance tax Inheritance tax is an ancient tax which is said to be around the 26th century BC BC It is said that the tax on inheritance tax would be imposed on Pharaoh Khufu, the fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt, which may be the earliest inheritance tax in the world. There are also some experts believe that inheritance tax originated in ancient Egypt in the 7th century BC. The inheritance tax of the Roman Empire appeared in the Julian law of Kodin in the 6th century BC. Estate tax is also a modern tax. The Netherlands introduced the inheritance tax in 1598, which is the earliest record of modern inheritance tax. Since then, Britain (1694), France (1703), the United States (1797), Italy (1862), Japan (1905) and Germany (1906) have also started to levy one after another. As of now, more than 100 countries and regions in the world have been levied Estate tax. Whether in ancient or modern times, all countries are left with a legacy