SINCE 1828
unified transfer tax
nounLegal Definition of unified transfer tax
: a tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code on the cumulative total of gifts made over a certain amount by a person during his or her lifetime and on transfers at death
— called also unified estate and gift tax
— see also unified creditComments on unified transfer tax
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