Everyone knows what the federal estate tax limits are. If not, you should find out. But, did you know that the state you die in can affect your estate? While 26 states currently have no state estate tax, 19 states plus the District of Columbia have estate taxes. Another eight states charge the beneficiaries an inheritance tax. Of those totals, there are three states that tax your estate and charge your beneficiaries an inheritance tax. Make sure you carefully consider where you die if you have a large, taxable estate.

State	Estate Tax?	Inheritance Tax?
Alabama	No	No
Alaska	No	No
Arizona	No	No
Arkansas	No	No
California	No	No
Colorado	No	No
Connecticut	No	Yes
Delaware	No	No
Florida	No	No
Georgia	No	No
Hawaii	No	No
Idaho	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No
Indiana	No	Yes
Iowa	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No
Kentucky	No	Yes
Louisiana	No	No
Maine	Yes	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No
Michigan	No	No
Minnesota	Yes	No
Mississippi	No	No
Missouri	No	No
Montana	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes
Nevada	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	No	No
New York	Yes	No
North Carolina *	Yes	No
North Dakota	No	No
Ohio	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	No
Oregon	Yes	No
Pennsylvania	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No
South Carolina	No	No
South Dakota	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	No
Texas	No	No
Utah	No	No
Vermont	Yes	No
Virginia	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	No
Washington D.C.	No	No
West Virginia	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	No