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Estate Tax in Disguise

Beneficiaries seek a refund of the "graduated probate filing fee" imposed by the state of California before an appeals court struck down the fee as "an estate or inheritance tax masquerading as a graduate probate court use or filing tax," a class action claims in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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