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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) There are several bills currently floating in the state legislature to modify Pennsylvania’s Inheritance Tax. However, State Representative Valerie Gaydos wants to abolish the tax altogether and has pushed House Bill 1394 through the legislative process to land in the House Finance Committee. Gaydos, who serves parts of Allegheny County with an office in Moon Township, expressed that the tax is preventing native Pennsylvanians from returning to their home state. Pennsylvania is one of only six states that still impose an inheritance tax on its residents, which starts at the first dollar, up to 15 percent.