In 2024, the tax authorities collected a total of 13.3 billion euros from gifts and inheritances.

As calculated by the Federal Statistical Office, tax revenue has increased by 12.3 % compared to the previous year 2023 - and has reached a new high.

Incidentally, the value in 2009 was still EUR 4.3 billion.

In 2024, assets worth 113.2 billion euros were given away or bequeathed in Germany. Economists assume that just under half of assets in Germany are not earned but inherited.

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