Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-5.nr2: Miss. Code Ann. § 27-9-5.nr2

A tax equal to the sum of the following percentages of the value of the net estate is hereby imposed upon the transfer of the net estate of every decedent dying on or after October 1, 1988, and before October 1, 1989, whether a resident or a nonresident of the State of Mississippi:

MISSISSIPPI ESTATE TAX SCHEDULE

Over

But not over

Of excess over

$ -0-

$ 100,000

1.7%

00,100,000

200,000

1,700 plus 3.4%

100,000

00,200,000

400,000

5,100 plus 5.2%

200,000

00,400,000

600,000

15,500 plus 6.6%

400,000

00,600,000

800,000

28,700 plus 8.0%

600,000

00,800,000

1,000,000

44,700 plus 9.7%

800,000

01,000,000

1,500,000

64,100 plus 11.4%

1,000,000

01,500,000

2,000,000

121,100 plus 12.7%

1,500,000

02,000,000

2,500,000

184,600 plus 14.0%

2,000,000

02,500,000

3,000,000

254,600 plus 15.3%

2,500,000

03,000,000

3,500,000

331,100 plus 16.7%

3,000,000

03,500,000

And over

414,600 plus 18.4%

3,500,000

Provided, however, that the tax due under this section shall not be less than the state death tax credit allowable under Title 26, Section 2011, USCA .