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A Guide to Inheritance Tax (NETWORK Taxation History Materials)
National Tax Agency, National Tax College, Office of Historical Tax Materials
Claims Supported by This Source
- The inheritance tax was established in 1905 (Meiji 38) along with the transit tax to finance the Russo-Japanese War.
- Pre-war "katoku sōzoku" (family headship succession) involved the inheritance of the head of household's status and property, and was a system of single inheritance by the eldest child.
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