# Estate Tax Calculator

> Estimate the federal estate-tax amount above the 2026 basic exclusion using a simplified top-rate model.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/estate-tax-calculator/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/estate-tax-calculator/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/estate-tax-calculator/schema.json
Version: 7.0.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
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Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/estate-tax-calculator/?estateValue=15000000

## Inputs
- estateValue: Total Estate Value ($); type=number; optional; default=15000000

## Outputs
- result: Result; format=text; primary

## Formula
Estimated taxable estate = max(gross estate − 2026 federal exclusion, 0); estimated federal estate tax = taxable estate × 40%.

Simplified federal estimate using the top rate on value above the entered-year exclusion; deductions, gifts, portability, state estate tax, and graduated rates are excluded.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.

Notice: Simplified estate-tax estimate; not tax or legal advice.