一种对大多数人来说还显陌生的税种—遗产税,近年来常常出现在各大媒体、甚至出现在国家领导人的政府工作报告中。遗产税究竟为何物?它离我们有多远呢?近日,记者专程走访了国家税务总局税收科学研究所副所长刘佐。记者(以下简称记):随着我国经济的发展和人们收入差距的拉大,遗产税成了目前一个较受人关注的话题。国家将在不久之后开征遗产税,是这样吗? A tax that is still unfamiliar to most people - inheritance taxes, have been appearing in major media in recent years and even in the government work reports of state leaders. Recently, the reporter made a special trip to visit Liu Zuo, deputy director of the Taxation Administration of State Administration of Taxation. Reporter (hereinafter referred to as record): With the development of our economy and the widening of the income gap between people, estate tax has become a more concerned topic. Will the country introduce the estate tax in the near future? Is this the case?