My uncle ,who lived in California recently died and left me 15% percent of his estate. Does the State of California tax his estate ? If there is a tax, will this happen before I receive my check?

My mother recently passed away and her house was in a trust we set up along with my brother. It seems in Calif. There is no taxes to be paid as nothing was actually sold. My question is... if we were to sell house... (under a million dollar value) would we have to pay either state or federal...

My wife is a beneficiary and we have received a copy of the Schedule E statement of distribution. There are four non-profit beneficiaries and three individual beneficiaries, one of them is my wife. The attorney is subtracting the income taxes the estate has paid before the distribution from the...

My mother passed away and one child was the executor, and there were 7 other children in which all of her estate was sold and split between us. Do we pay taxes on our part ?

Here in California, a house left by our mother in a Trust, is to be sold and funds split between my siblings and myself, (approx. $60K each). What are my tax ramifications? Will this be taxed at a different rate? Will it be considered earned income? As you can see, I am at a total loss of what to...