Estate taxes.......?
My late husband passed away a year ago today, I just received a letter from "my attorney" (after not hearing from him in 9 months) saying that he received a letter from the dept of revenue that I did not file a "Inheritance Tax return on my husband's estate". Do I need to do this?(he also has 3 children-2 out of state) My husband had no will (no money left behind) and my(his- I was not on the deed or mortagage) home is only worth $30.000, my van(also in his name only) about $1500.00 and my only income is a widow's pension from va , so I don't file a tax return, I am young and never owned anything, and this sometimes seems like more hassle than its worth! Will I get in trouble if I don't file one of these? Did someone report this to the IRS for them to come forward about this petty stuff? I live in Pa, please help, will this stuff ever end?? Thank you!
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- I don't know much about PA, but more than likely, the letter is from your state, not the IRS. The IRS really has no way to track who needs to file an estate return. Get a copy of the letter from your attorney and contact your state revenue department. You may be able to resolve this with just a letter, or filing a simple form. Worst case, you may need to have your snake, I mean lawyer, help you. You can probably handle it on your own, so don't sweat it.
- This link should help. If the home goes to the kids some tax may be due. If to you no tax should be due but a return may needed to be filed anyway to prove it. http://www.estateattorney.com/pa1500.htm
