Gandolfini’s Estate May Take $30-Million Tax Hit, Report Says

James Gandolfini left millions of dollars to relatives and friends — including his personal secretary and assistant — in his will, which was quietly filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court.

But the biggest chunk of the late "Sopranos" star's bada-ching will go to his two kids — “beloved’’ son Michael, 13, and daughter Liliana Ruth, 8 months — as well as his wife, Deborah Lin, and his two sisters.

The star of the HBO mob hit was estimated to be worth up to $70 million when he died at age 51 on June 16.

But the fortune may take a serious hit on taxes according to one lawyer 
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