Learn how to make your Massachusetts estate tax payments.
- This page, Make an estate tax payment, is offered by
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Make an estate tax payment
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Estate Tax Unit
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How to pay
After you file an estate tax return with MassTaxConnect, you can make your Massachusetts estate tax payments by:
- Credit or debit card
- A 2.3% convenience fee applies.
- Electronic funds transfer from a checking or savings account.
After you file an estate tax return, please make out your check to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be sure to include the decedent's full name and Social Security number in the memo portion of the check.
Send your completed Form M-706 and any Massachusetts estate tax payment to:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Attn: Estate Tax Unit
P.O. Box 7023
Boston, MA 02204
More info
The estate tax is a transfer tax on the value of the decedent's estate before distribution to any beneficiary.
For estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2006 and before January 1, 2023, the applicable exclusion amount is $1,000,000. For estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2023, the applicable exclusion amount is $2,000,000.
Payment of the estate tax is due 9 months from the date of the decedent's death.
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P.O. Box 7023, Boston, MA 02204