TechnologySamsung Lee clan to pay nearly $11bn inheritance tax over 5 years
But stock distribution -- key to control of huge conglomerate -- not announced
The family that controls Samsung says it will pay nearly $11 billion in inheritance taxes on the estate of late Chairman Lee Kun-hee. © Reuters
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
April 28, 2021 11:00 JST
Updated on April 28, 2021 15:45 JST
SEOUL -- The family of late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee announced on Wednesday that it will pay inheritance taxes totaling more than 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion), though refrained from saying how his stock holdings will be divided up -- key to its control of the broader conglomerate.