There is now a page on the Department of Revenue “Pennsylvania Tax Hub” website (https://mypath.pa.gov) where you can find the status of an inheritance tax return that has been filed, based on the decedent’s social security number and last name. … Continue reading
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One of the duties of the executor or administrator of an estate is to file required income tax returns for the decedent. I.R.C. § 6012(b)(1) states that the federal income tax return that is required for a decedent shall be...
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I’ve seen more than one article recommending that, when we (meaning the public generally and not just lawyers) write the year on checks and other documents, we should write out the whole year, “2020,” and not just the last two … Continue reading
The new amendments to the Orphans’ Court Rules (“Order Amending Rules 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 3.5, 3.7, 4.3, 4.6, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 10.1, 10.5, and the Index of the Appendix of the Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court Rules, and Rescinding...
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Judge Tunnell of Chester County addressed a number of interesting and practical issues in his adjudication in Griggs Revocable Trust, 9 Fid.Rep.3d 85 (Chester O.C. 2019), including whether a trustee who has resigned (or been removed) can delay transferring trust...
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The Internal Revenue Service has announced that, starting May 13, all applications for an employer identification number (EIN), whether submitted on-line or on Form SS-4, will require the name of an individual and either a Social Security number (SSN) or … Continue reading
When a trust is a “grantor trust” and is considered to be owned by the grantor for federal income tax purposes, and so all of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits of the trust are reported on the grantor’s...
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There is what seems like an unnoticed provision of Chapter 76 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code that is inconsistent with other provisions of Chapter 76 and could invalidate what would otherwise appear to be a natural and valid...
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The five percent discount for inheritance tax paid within three months of death (§ 2142 of the Inheritance and Estate Tax Act, 72 P.S. § 9142) is often a significant benefit, and so care should be taken to make sure...
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One of the most common capital transactions for estates is the sale of the decedent’s residence, and current tax law would seem to provide the greatest benefit to beneficiaries by claiming the expenses of that sale as part of that...
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