CHAPTER 11. INDIANA ESTATE TAX
IC 6-4.1-11
Chapter 11. Indiana Estate Tax
IC 6-4.1-11-1
Imposition of estate tax
Sec. 1. A tax to be known as the "Indiana estate tax" is imposed
upon a resident or nonresident decedent's estate.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-1990,
SEC.2.
IC 6-4.1-11-2
Computation for residents and nonresidents; determination of
value of Indiana gross estate
Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana estate tax is the amount determined in
STEP FOUR of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Divide:
(A) the value of the decedent's Indiana gross estate; by
(B) the value of the decedent's total gross estate for federal
estate tax purposes.
STEP TWO: Multiply:
(A) the quotient determined under STEP ONE; by
(B) the federal state death tax credit allowable against the
decedent's federal estate tax.
The product is the Indiana portion of the federal state death tax
credit.
STEP THREE: Subtract:
(A) the amount of all Indiana inheritance taxes actually paid
as a result of the decedent's death; from
(B) the product determined under STEP TWO.
STEP FOUR: Determine the greater of the following:
(A) The remainder determined under STEP THREE.
(B) Zero (0).
(b) For purposes of this section, the value of a nonresident
decedent's Indiana gross estate equals the total fair market value on
the appraisal date of tangible personal property and real estate which
had an actual situs in Indiana at the time of the decedent's death and
which is included in the decedent's gross estate for federal estate tax
purposes under Sections 2031 through 2044 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, the value of a resident decedent's
Indiana gross estate equals the total fair market value on the appraisal
date of personal property and real estate that had an actual situs in
Indiana at the time of the decedent's death and all intangible personal
property wherever located that is included in the decedent's gross
estate for federal estate tax purposes.
(d) For purposes of this section, the value of a resident or
nonresident decedent's total gross estate for federal estate tax
purposes equals the total fair market value on the appraisal date of
the property included in the decedent's gross estate for federal estate
tax purposes under Sections 2031 through 2044 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(e) For purposes of determining the value of a decedent's Indiana
gross estate and the decedent's total gross estate, the appraisal date
for each property interest is the date on which the property interest
is valued for federal estate tax purposes.
(f) The estate tax does not apply to a property interest transfer
made by a resident decedent if the interest transferred is in:
(1) real property located outside Indiana, regardless of whether
the property is held in a trust or whether the trustee is required
to distribute the property in-kind; or
(2) real property located in Indiana, if:
(A) the real property was transferred to an irrevocable trust
during the decedent's lifetime;
(B) the transfer to the trust was not made in contemplation
of the transferor's death, as determined under IC 6-4.1-2-4;
and
(C) the decedent does not have a retained interest in the
trust.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1979,
P.L.75, SEC.13; P.L.58-1990, SEC.3; P.L.78-1993, SEC.3.
IC 6-4.1-11-3
Accrual of tax; time for payment
Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana estate tax accrues at the time of the
decedent's death. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
the Indiana estate tax is due twelve (12) months after the date of the
decedent's death.
(b) Any Indiana estate tax that results from a final change in the
amount of federal estate tax is due:
(1) eighteen (18) months after the date of the decedent's death;
or
(2) one (1) month after final notice of the federal estate tax due
is given to the person liable for the tax;
whichever is later.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.252-2001,
SEC.8.
IC 6-4.1-11-4
Late payments; interest
Sec. 4. If Indiana estate tax is not paid on or before the due date,
the person liable for the tax shall pay interest on the delinquent
portion of the tax from the due date until it is paid at the rate of six
percent (6%) per year.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1.
IC 6-4.1-11-5
Indiana estate tax as credit against inheritance tax
Sec. 5. A person is entitled to claim the amount of Indiana estate
tax paid under this chapter as a credit against inheritance tax imposed
under this article if:
(1) the inheritance tax is imposed after the Indiana estate tax is
paid; and
(2) both taxes are imposed as a result of the same decedent's
death.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1.
IC 6-4.1-11-6
Collection of tax; remittance; deposit; distribution to counties
Sec. 6. (a) The department of state revenue shall collect the
Indiana estate tax and the interest charges imposed under this
chapter. The department shall remit the money which it collects
under this chapter to the state treasurer, and the state treasurer shall
deposit the money in the state general fund.
(b) Before August 15 of each year, the treasurer of state shall
distribute to each county the amount determined under subsection (c)
for the county. There is appropriated from the state general fund the
amount necessary to make the distributions under this section.
(c) The department of state revenue shall determine the
inheritance tax replacement amount for each county, using the
following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the amount of inheritance tax revenue
retained by each county in each state fiscal year beginning with
the state fiscal year that began July 1, 1990, and ending with the
state fiscal year that ends June 30, 1997.
STEP TWO: Determine the average annual amount of
inheritance tax revenue retained by each county using five (5)
of the seven (7) state fiscal years described in STEP ONE after
excluding the two (2) years in which each county retained its
highest and lowest totals of inheritance tax revenue.
STEP THREE: Determine the remainder of the STEP TWO
amount minus the amount of inheritance taxes retained by the
county during the immediately preceding state fiscal year.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.18, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.254-1997(ss), SEC.11.
IC 6-4.1-11-7
Estate tax owing; final determination; appeal
Sec. 7. A probate court's final determination concerning the
amount of Indiana estate tax owing under this chapter may be
appealed to the tax court in accordance with the rules of appellate
procedure.
As added by P.L.59-1990, SEC.3.