2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 47 — Revenue and taxation
RS 47:2425 — Inheritance tax return

§2425. Inheritance tax return

NOTE: Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 822, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

A. Requirements. An inheritance tax return shall be prepared and filed by or on behalf of the heirs and legatees in every case where inheritance tax is due or where the gross value of the deceased's estate amounts to the sum of fifteen thousand dollars or more. The inheritance tax return shall be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties imposed under this title for filing false reports or returns and that all copies of the accompanying documents are true and correct and the return shall state the full name of the deceased, his social security number, his residence at the time of death, whether a federal estate tax return is required, and shall contain a calculation showing the computation of the tax, a list of the contents of any safe deposit box and a description of any assets standing in the name of the deceased or any community property standing in the name of the deceased's spouse which was omitted from the assets of the estate with an explanation of the omission.

B. Time and place for filing returns. The original inheritance tax return shall be filed in the succession record. A duplicate original of the return accompanied by copies of the affidavit of death and heirship, the inventory or sworn descriptive list, the federal estate tax return, when it is required, the will of the deceased, if any, and the petition for possession, or in lieu thereof a court order authorizing the succession representative to file a tax return by providing a preliminary listing of the distribution of possession, shall be mailed to the secretary, within nine months after death of decedent or the time for filing of a federal estate tax return when it is required. If the succession representative or heirs or legatees so desire, these documents may be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the secretary, and the filing of the return receipt in the succession record shall constitute proof of service upon the secretary. When an estate is under judicial administration, the court having jurisdiction over the succession may extend the time for filing the return if the secretary consents or upon rule conducted contradictorily with the secretary.

C. Regulations. The form of the inheritance tax return and the procedure for mailing shall be in accordance with the regulation prescribed by the collector of revenue.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 326, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 202, §1; Acts 1988, No. 511, §1; Acts 2008, No. 822, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.