If you are "really" living in US, live a boring life of going to work every day, as a resident alien, your taxable estate is exempted for $5.25 mil, no matter who is in line for inheritance. You only pay estate tax for properties more than 5.25 mil.
If you are flying around the world and stays abroad for a long time, you might be deemed non-resident owning US property (e.g. Saudi prince, Russian oligarch owing NYC loft), your taxable estate is exempted for only $60K. Anything beyond $60K is subject to estate tax.
If in doubt, you should consult a estate lawyer.
depends on if you truly live in US
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• Thank you so much, yes I am living a boring life in US -作人要厚道- ♀ (173 bytes) () 03/26/2014 postreply 20:27:34