Original post by Beverly Bird of Demand Media New Jersey taxes both your estate and, in some cases, your bequests. <a href="http://photos2.demandstudios.com/DM-Resize/photos.demandstudios.com/getty/article/34/116/76801621.jpg?w=700&h=700&keep_ratio=1">http://photos2.demandstudios.com/DM-Resize/photos.demandstudios.com/getty/article/34/116/76801621.jpg?w=700&h=700&keep_ratio=1</a> Creatas/Creatas/Getty Images Benjamin Franklin famously said nothing in life is certain, except for death and taxes.