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Section 7-224 – Information Report

    (a)    Within 3 months after the grant of letters of administration, a personal representative shall prepare and file with the register who issued the letters a written report that:         (1)    is made under oath;         (2)    lists the property as defined in § 7-201(d)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this subtitle that passes from a decedent; and         (3)    if appropriate, states that […]

Section 7-203 – Exemptions

    (a)    The inheritance tax does not apply to the receipt of an annuity or other payment under a public or private employees’ pension or benefit plan if the annuity or other payment is not taxable for federal estate tax purposes.     (b)    (1)    (i)    In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.             (ii)    “Child” includes a stepchild or former […]

Section 7-225 – Inventory

    (a)    A person required to file an inventory shall have the property appraised in the manner provided in Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the Estates and Trusts Article.     (b)    Each personal representative shall file the inventory required by § 7-201 of the Estates and Trusts Article with the register within 3 months after appointment.     (c)    If there is […]

Section 7-204 – Tax Rate

    (a)    In this section, “clear value” means fair market value minus expenses.     (b)    The inheritance tax rate is 10% of the clear value of the property that passes from a decedent.     (c)    If a decedent died on or before May 31, 1975, the rate of the inheritance tax is the rate in effect on the date of the […]

Section 7-228 – Estate of Nonresident Decedent

    (a)    For an estate of a nonresident decedent, if the death taxes and interest and penalties on the death taxes due to a domiciliary state or a political subdivision of a domiciliary state are not paid or secured, the unit responsible for collecting the death taxes in the domiciliary state or subdivision may petition and receive […]

Section 7-207 – In General

    Except as provided in §§ 7-209 through 7-211 of this subtitle, the value of property that passes from a decedent is, for purposes of the inheritance tax, the appraised value of the property required to be stated in the inventory required to be filed under § 7-225 of this subtitle.

Section 7-231 – Administration by Register

    (a)    In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle and the Estates and Trusts Article, the register has the duties set forth in this section.     (b)    If an inventory is not filed as required by § 7-225(c), (d), or (e) of this subtitle, the register of the county where the inventory should have been […]

Section 7-109 – Filing Determination and Record of Proceedings

    The Comptroller, the board of arbitrators, or the personal representative shall file:         (1)    the determination of the board as to domicile, the record of the board’s proceedings, and the agreement to submit to arbitration, made under § 7-104 of this subtitle, or a duplicate, with the authority that has jurisdiction to determine the death taxes in […]

Section 7-110 – Interest and Penalties

    If the board of arbitrators determines that the decedent died domiciled in this State, interest and penalties, if otherwise imposed by law, for nonpayment of death taxes between the dates of the agreement and of filing of the determination of the board as to domicile, may not exceed a rate determined under § 13-604 of […]

Section 7-111 – Compromise Not Precluded

    This Part II of this subtitle does not prevent the parties to the agreement made under § 7-104 of this subtitle from making a written compromise at any time, if not prohibited by other law. A compromise may determine the amounts to be accepted by this and any other state involved in full satisfaction of […]