Inheritance tax: The challenges of wealth and income inequality

By Margaret O’Sullivan (September 27, 2022, 9:18 AM EDT) -- It is difficult to pick up a magazine or newspaper these days without reading an article or two which touches on the topic of wealth and income inequality and the growing concern on how best to address it. The pandemic, raging inflation and enormous government deficits have only put more fuel on the fire. There is pressure on governments worldwide to use the tax system as one approach to address these issues, including targeting the wealthy, in one form or another....