Estate tax worksheet
New York Estate Tax Calculator
New York's 2026 basic exclusion is $7,350,000. The exclusion credit disappears as the taxable estate rises through the next 5%. At $7,717,500, the credit is zero and the state tax table produces $734,780.
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Compare two New York taxable estates
Who this covers and what to enter
Use prepared ET-706 line 1 amounts after New York additions, property exclusions and allowed deductions. Federal gross estate is not the same input. Both scenarios use the same 2026 or 2027 date of death.
Your estimate
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- Estimated New York tax — line 4
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- Tax table before credit — line 2
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- Applicable credit — line 3
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- Comparison estate: state tax
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- Comparison minus current tax
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- Current balance before interest / penalties
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- Current estimated overpayment
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Whole-dollar estimates with the phaseout fraction carried to four decimals. This comparison changes only the prepared taxable estate input; it does not determine the effect or eligibility of a gift, deduction or planning strategy.
Reviewed October 1, 2026. Department of Taxation and Finance: 2026 exclusion.
The cliff is a shrinking credit
The calculator first finds tax from the ET-706 rate table. At or below the exclusion, a matching credit offsets it. Inside the phaseout band, the credit worksheet reduces the exclusion used to calculate that credit. Once the credit is gone, the full table tax remains. The published instructions still display the 2025 exclusion; this worksheet uses the department's separately published 2026 amount. ET-706-I credit worksheet.
| Prepared NY taxable estate | Table tax | Credit | State tax after credit |
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| $7,350,000 | $684,800 | $684,800 | $0 |
| $7,450,000 | $698,400 | $432,808 | $265,592 |
| $7,500,000 | $705,200 | $318,770 | $386,430 |
| $7,600,000 | $718,800 | $126,784 | $592,016 |
| $7,717,500 | $734,780 | $0 | $734,780 |
| $8,000,000 | $773,200 | $0 | $773,200 |
| $10,000,000 | $1,067,600 | $0 | $1,067,600 |
These are calculated examples with no prior payments, interest or penalties. The comparison tool makes the difference visible without assuming that a dollar change in gross assets creates the same dollar change in taxable estate.
Walk through a $7.5 million taxable estate
The excess above the exclusion is $150,000. Dividing by the $367,500 phaseout band gives 0.4082 at four decimals. The remaining fraction is 0.5918, producing $4,349,730 of exclusion for the credit calculation. Its table tax is $318,770 after rounding. Subtract that credit from the $705,200 table tax on $7.5 million: the estimated state tax is $386,430.
At $7,717,500, the fraction consumed reaches 1.0000 and the credit reaches zero. This is why applying a marginal rate only to the $367,500 above the basic exclusion substantially understates the result.
Enter New York taxable estate, not the inheritance received
ET-706 line 1 comes from Schedule A line 18 for a resident or line 33 for a nonresident. Schedule A handles property location, includible gifts and QTIP, and deductions allowed for New York. A nonresident can also have a specific art-on-loan adjustment. Enter the completed amount rather than a beneficiary's share. ET-706 Schedule A.
The table and credit operate on that prepared New York amount. This worksheet does not multiply a worldwide tax by a user-entered New York percentage or subtract lifetime gifts indiscriminately. State tax computation.
Gifts and marriage need state-specific treatment
Includible gifts from the three years ending at death can be added back; the department lists exclusions and special nonresident rules. A gift already in gross estate should not be counted twice. Includible-gift guidance.
New York does not adopt federal portability. Marriage alone does not double the state exclusion, and a federal DSUE amount is not a New York calculator input. Resolve state QTIP elections and deductions before using the prepared taxable estate. State conformity and QTIP instructions.
A zero estimate does not settle the return requirement
The department's filing threshold uses federal gross estate plus includible gifts. Nonresident filing also depends on New York real or tangible property. Filing and payment are generally due within nine months after death, and a completed federal return accompanies ET-706 even where no federal filing is otherwise required. Filing and payment requirements.
Keep the state and federal calculations coordinated
This result is state estate tax, not the net amount heirs receive. Federal Form 706 separately accounts for gifts, deductions and available credits, including the state death-tax deduction where applicable. An independent federal estimate made before that deduction cannot simply be added to this state number. Federal estate-tax instructions.
Compare Connecticut's gifts and tax cap, New Jersey beneficiary inheritance tax, or browse the state directory.
Using the verified 2027 structure
For 2027, enter the actual New York basic exclusion published by DTF. The credit phaseout then ends at 105% of that amount. A federal inflation announcement is not a substitute for New York’s independently indexed exclusion. Tax Law 952(c).
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