estate tax
.A tax imposed on the transfer of property by will or by intestate succession. —
Also termed death tax; death duty. Cf. inheritance tax. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4145; Taxation 856.1. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 500–502; Taxation §§ 1783–1785, 1792.]
estimated tax.A tax paid quarterly by a taxpayer not subject to withholding (such as a
self-employed person) based on either the previous year’s tax liability or an estimate of the current year’s tax liability. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4827, 4832, 5219.40; Taxation 1096. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 725–726, 733, 821; Taxation §§ 1777–1778.]
[Blacks Law 8th]