Yes, it is the DUTY of the dead to pay tax. ;-) ...of course, at that point they (the dead) don't really care anymore and are not in a position to contest what the government wants to help itself too either... I get the impression from this thread that there is ill feeling amongst the contributors about taxation... ...(smiling) I am also surprised that Marc has not called time on this because this is a Rollei list not a taxation list... I guess he feels strongly too... John On 03/12/2009 16:30, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I believe you are right. > > On 3 Dec, 2009, at 15:41, Marc James Small wrote: > >> believe that these are still called "death duties" in the UK. > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list