Best tax states for retirees on the move

Scouting out the perfect retirement spot? Moving just one state away could have a major impact on your tax bill.

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Virginia
If you: want to leave more money to heirs

Retire here: Virginia

Not here: North Carolina

Why: Virginia doesn't levy estate tax no matter how rich you are.*

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Last updated April 29 2009: 9:15 AM ET
Source: Source: Kamala Raghavan, an accounting and finance professor at Texas Southern University.
*As of 2009, North Carolina taxes estates worth more than $3.5 million
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