US Estate-Tax Exposure Estimator for Non-Residents
A non-resident’s US assets are exposed to US estate tax above roughly $60,000 — versus the ~$15,000,000 exclusion a US citizen gets. Estimate whether your estate would owe US estate tax, see which assets count, and learn the two levers that change the answer.
An estimate, not tax or legal advice. We never file or generate IRS forms.
Your US assets at date of death
Enter approximate values. The last two rows are usually protected — included so you can see the difference.
Directly-owned US real property — the classic exposure. US-situs.
Shares of US-incorporated companies — US-situs even though intangible (incl. most US-listed shares).
Cars, art, equipment, valuables physically in the US. US-situs.
Generally NOT US-situs under the bank-deposit exception — protected.
Treated as situated OUTSIDE the US — the core planning lever. Not counted.
Learn more & plan ahead
- Form 706-NA estate-tax guide — what counts as US-situs, the LLC/partnership situs controversy, treaty relief by country, and the foreign-blocker structure.
- Estate-planning Q&A — real questions from foreign owners on US estate exposure.
- Structuring usually starts with the entity choice — Entity Advisor weighs the LLC vs corporation trade-offs that interact with this.
- Official IRS references: Instructions for Form 706-NA, About Form 706-NA, and IRS nonresident estate-tax filing overview.
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