Do beneficiaries pay taxes on bank accounts?

Do beneficiaries pay taxes on bank accounts?

Inheritances in the form of cash are not taxable to the recipient at the federal level, so the money in the savings account that you are inheriting from your father is not taxable to you nor do you have to report it on your federal tax return. Jan 23, 2014

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