I would appreciate it if someone could give me a quick overview of the
up-to-date position on Death Duties, with any Links, as appropriate.

Many thanks.

Bryan

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Clarification of Question by probonopublico-ga on 21 Apr 2004 11:21 PDT

I really though that Eiffel would have jumped out of her Tower and
knocked this one out in no time ...

Or Politicalguru ... Or fp-ga ... Or Bowler-ga ... Or Tryxie ... Or Anybody-ga?

I bet I know what's happened ... I suspect that, like me, everyone has
got over excited with the way Lancashire are sorting out Sussex in the
County Championship ...

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Clarification of Question by probonopublico-ga on 21 Apr 2004 21:53 PDT

Brilliant, Freddy

You have provided all the info I require (and, yes, I can handle
French and Dutch) but I shall leave the question open until you have
responded to my supplementary:

How many languages do you know?

You are obviously a man of many talents.

Very many thanks!

Warmest regards

Bryan

NOTE TO ALL RESEARCHERS: Please consider this question CLOSED!

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Clarification of Question by probonopublico-ga on 22 Apr 2004 03:45 PDT

Many thanks, Freddy & Answerfinder

Me? I did French & Spanish at school and I have had plenty of
opportunity to use them since - even though everyone tells me that I
have an atrocious French accent.

I also picked up quite a bit of German, having spent a couple of years
in West Germany, as it was.

Dutch I took rather more seriously, haing lived in the Netherlands for
5 years, and I have some sort of academic certificate somewhere that
says that I even managed to bluff the Examinations Board.

If I ever find it, I might put it on ebay.

All the Best

Bryan

Well, Bryan, I hope you don't mind that this page is in French:

http://www.notaire.be/info/successions/950_droits_de_succession.htm

Regards,
Freddy

Sorry, in French:
http://fiscus.fgov.be/interfakredfr/Vragen/Succ/Succ7.htm

Some general information:
http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/definition/english/de/death+duty.html

Well, not Dutch, but you'll probably understand it (your comment 311740):

http://www.cybelweb.be/document/kosten_nl/page_2.html

Bryan,

Ministry of Finance, Belgium
Introduction to tax matters in Belgium (in English)
http://www.ib.be/minfin/uk_memento/

Table of Contents 
http://www.ib.be/minfin/uk_memento/index_002.html
Go to Indirect Taxation> Chapter Three> Estate Duties

Direct link
http://www.ib.be/minfin/uk_memento/203.html

answerfinder-ga

Thank you, Bryan, for your kind "Clarification of Question".

"How many languages" ... ? Well, ... English and German.

I may make myself understood when speaking French. And I do like
TRYING to understand some other languages, e.g. Polish.
When reading or hearing Dutch I try to grasp the meaning by switching
between English and German thereby searching for some sensible
understanding.

Regards,
Freddy