Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5755 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND
16	16	COLLECTION
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Finkelman, Place, Nardone, Baginski, J.
18	18	Brien, Santucci, Newberry, Casimiro, and Lima
19	19	Date Introduced: February 26, 2025
20	20	Referred To: House Finance
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23	23	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
24	24	SECTION 1. Sections 44-23-1 and 44-23-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-23 entitled 1
25	25	"Estate and Transfer Taxes — Enforcement and Collection" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2
26	26	44-23-1. Statements filed by executors, administrators, and heirs-at-law. [Effective 3
27	27	January 1, 2025.] Statements filed by executors, administrators, and heirs-at-law or persons 4
28	28	in possession of real property. 5
29	29	(a)(1) Every executor, administrator, and heir-at-law or persons in possession of real 6
30	30	property, within nine (9) months after the death of the decedent, shall file with the tax administrator 7
31	31	a statement under oath showing the full and fair cash value of the estate; the amounts paid out from 8
32	32	the estate for claims, expenses, charges, and fees; and the statement shall also provide the names 9
33	33	and addresses of all persons entitled to take any share or interest of the estate as legatees or 10
34	34	distributees of the estate. 11
35	35	(2) In estates where applicable, an executor, administrator, heir-at-law or persons in 12
36	36	possession of real property, within nine (9) months after the death of the decedent, shall file, for 13
37	37	recording, with the municipality of the decedent’s residence, a statement under oath, stating that 14
38	38	the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal estate tax filing. Upon 15
39	39	the recording of the statement by the municipality, the division of taxation shall issue a discharge 16
40	40	of estate tax lien. 17
41	41	(b) For estates of decedents with a date of death prior to January 1, 2025, a fee of fifty 18
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45	45	dollars ($50.00) shall be paid when filing any statement required by this section. All fees received 1
46	46	under this section are allocated to the tax administrator for enforcement and collection of taxes. 2
47	47	(c) For estates of decedents with a date of death on or after January 1, 2025, no fee shall be 3
48	48	paid when filing any statement required by this section. 4
49	49	44-23-2. Statements filed by trustees. 5
50	50	Whenever any person during his or her life appoints a trustee, naming that person or others 6
51	51	as beneficiaries, and providing for the administration of the trust after his or her death, or providing 7
52	52	for a termination of the trust and a distribution of the trust estate or any part of the trust estate at his 8
53	53	or her death, any person acting as the trustee or any trustee of property subject to a power of 9
54	54	appointment, shall, within thirty (30) days after the death of the creator of the trust, or within thirty 10
55	55	(30) days after the death of the donee of the power file with the tax administrator a sworn statement 11
56	56	showing: 12
57	57	(1) The trust agreement, if any; 13
58	58	(2) The full and fair cash value of the trust estate; 14
59	59	(3) The extent of the duration of the trust; 15
60	60	(4) The manner provided for its termination; 16
61	61	(5) The names and addresses of the beneficiaries of the trust; and 17
62	62	(6) Any other information relating to the trust, which the tax administrator may deem 18
63	63	necessary for the proper assessment of the tax on the estate; and 19
64	64	(7) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in this section, the trustee, where applicable, 20
65	65	within nine (9) months after the death of the decedent, shall file, for recording, with the municipality 21
66	66	of the decedent’s residence, a statement under oath, stating that the value of the decedent’s gross 22
67	67	estate does not require a state or federal estate tax filing. Upon the recording of the statement by 23
68	68	the municipality, the division of taxation shall issue a discharge of estate tax lien. 24
69	69	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 25
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76	76	EXPLANATION
77	77	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
78	78	OF
79	79	A N A C T
80	80	RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND
81	81	COLLECTION
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83	83	This act would generate an estate tax discharge upon the filing and recording, with the 1
84	84	decedent’s municipality, a statement of the executor, trustee or any other estate representative, that 2
85	85	the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing. 3
86	86	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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