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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
BUREAU OF INDIVIDUAL TAXES
DEPT. Z80601
HARRISBURG, PA 171Z8-0601
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INFORMATION NOTICE
AND
TAXPAYER RESPONSE
FILE NO. 21 05-0369
ACN 05001511
DATE 05-18-2005
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!: fJ:[['. OF BRIGHT W KETNER
S.S. NO. 191-14-8760
DATE OF DEATH 01-22-2005
COUNTY CUMBERLAND
TYPE OF ACCOUNT
D SAVINGS
[j(] CHECKING
D TRUST
D CERTlF.
REHIT PAYHENT AND FORHS TO:
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND CO COURT HOUSE
CARLISLE, PA 17013
SHIELA
837 MANDY
CAMPHILL
I SMALL
LANE
PA l10ll
COMMERCE BANK has provided the Departllent with the information listed below which has been used in
calculating the potential tax due. Their records indicate that at the death of the above decedent, you were a joint owner/beneficiary of
this account. If yoU feel this infor.ation is incorrect, please obtain written correction from the financial institution. attach a copy
to this for~ and return it to the above address. This account is taxable in accordance with the Inheritance Tax Laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. Questions may be answered by calling (717) 787-83Z7.
COMPLETE PART 1 BELOW . . . SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR FILING AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Account No. 536615602 Date 12-15-2003
Established
Account Balance
Percent Taxable
A~ount Subject to
Tax Rate
Potential Tax Due
x
454,938.76
50.000
227,469.38
.15
34,120.41
To insure proper credit to your account, two
(Z) copies of this notice .ust acco.pany your
payment to the Register of Wills. Make check
payable to: "Register of Wills, Agent".
x
NOTE: If tax payments are made within three
(3) ~onths of the decedent's date of death,
you .ay deduct a 5% discount of the tax due.
Any inheritance tax due will become delinquent
nine (9) months after the date of death.
Tax
PART TAXPAYER RESPONSE
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A. 0 The above information and tax due is correct.
1. You may choose to remit payment to the Register of Wills with two copies of this notice to obtain
a discount or avoid interest, or you may check box "An and return this notice to the Register of
Wills and an official assess.ent will be issued by the PA Department of Revenue.
B. S The above asse~s [I~~:~or will be reported and tax paid with the Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax return
to be filed by the dent's representative.
C. 0 The above information is incorrect and/or debts and deductions were paid by you.
You must complete PART 0 and/or PART @J below.
x
If you indicate a different tax rate, please state your
relationship to decedent:
PART
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TAX RETURN - COMPUTATION
LINE 1. Date ~stabllshed
2. Account Balance
3. Percent Taxable
4. A~ount Subject to Tax
5. Debts and Deductions
6. Amount Taxable
7. Tax Rate
8. Tax Due
OF TAX ON JOINT/TRUST ACCOUNTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
x
PART
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DATE PAID
DEBTS AND DEDUCTIONS CLAIMED
PAYEE
DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT PAID
I
TOTAL (Enter on Line 5 of Tax Computation)
of perjury, I declare that the facts I
of my knowledge and belief.
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Under penalties
co~plete to the best
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have reported above are true, correct and
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1. FAILURE TO RESPOND WILL RESULT IN AN OFFICIAL TAX ASSESSMENT with applicable interest based on inforllation
sub.itted by the financial institution.
Z. Inheritance tax becomes delinquent nine months after the decedent's date of death.
3. A joint account is taxable even though the decedent"s name was added as a matter of convenience.
4. Accounts (including those held between husband and wife) which the decedent put in joint names within one year prior to
death are fully taxable as transfers.
5. Accounts established jointly between husband and wife more than one year prior to death are not taxable.
6. Accounts held by a decedBnt "in trust for" anothsr or others are taxable fully.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS - PART
1
TAXPAYER RESPONSE
1. BLOCK A - If the information and computation in the notice are correct and deductions are not being claillled# place an "X"
in block "A" of Part 1 of the "Taxpayer Response" section. Sign two copies and subrlit them with your check for the amount of
tax to the Register of Wills of the county indicated. The PA Department of Revenue will issue an official assessment
(form REV-1548 EX) upon receipt of the return from the Register of Wills.
2. BLOCK B - If the asset specified on this notice has been or will be reported and tax paid with the Pennsylvania Inheritance
Tax Return filed by the decedent's representative# place an "X" in block "B" of Part 1 of the "Taxpayer Response" section. Sign one
COpy and return to the PA Department of Revenue# Bureau of Individual Taxes# Dept 280601# Harrisburg# PA 17128-0601 in the
envelope provided.
3. BLOCK C _ If the notice infor.ation is incorrect and/or deductions are being clai~ed# check block "C" and complete Parts 2 and 3
according to the instructions below. Sign two copies and sub.it them with your check for the amount of tax payable to the Register
of Wills of the county indicated. The PA Depart.ent of Revenue will issue an official assessment (Form REV-1548 EX) upon receipt
of the return fro. the Register of Wills.
TAX RETURN - PART
2
- TAX COMPUTATION
LINE
1. Enter
NOTE:
the date the account originallY was established or titled in the manner existing at date of death.
For a decedent dying after lZ/lZ/8Z: Accounts which the decedent put in joint na.es within one (1) year of death are
taxable fully as transfers. However# there is an exclusion not to exceed $3#000 per transferee regardless of the value of
the account or the number of accounts held.
If a double asterisk (~~) appears before your first name in the address portion of this notice# the $3#000 exclusion
already has been deducted from the account balance as reported by the financial institution.
Z. Enter the total balance of the account including interest accrued to the date of death.
3. The percent of the account that is taxable for each survivor is determined as follows:
A. The percent taxable for joint assets established .ore than one year prior to the decedent's death:
1 DIVIOED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF
JOINT OWNERS
Example: A joint asset registered
DIVIDED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF X 100 PERCENT TAXABLE
SURVIVING JOINT OWNERS
in the na.e of the decedent and two other persons.
I DIVIDED BY 3 (JOINT OWNERS) DIVIDED BY 2 (SURVIVORS) = .167 X 100
16.7% (TAXABLE FOR EACH SURVIVOR)
B. The percent taxable for assets created within one year of the decedent's death or accounts owned by the decedent but held
in trust for another individual(s) (trust beneficiaries):
1 DIVIDED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF SURVIVING JOINT
OWNERS DR TRUST BENEFICIARIES
X 100
PERCENT TAXABLE
Exa.ple: Joint account registered in the name of the decedent and two other persons and established within one year of death by
the decedent.
1 DIVIDED BY Z (SURVIVORS) = .50 X 100 50% (TAXABLE FOR EACH SURVIVOR)
4. The amount subject to tax (line 4) is deter.ined by mUltiplying the account balance (line 2) by the percent taxable (line 3).
5. Enter the total of the debts and deductions listed in Part 3.
6. The alllount taxable (line 6) is deter.ined by subtracting the debts and deductions (line 5) from the amount SUbject to tax (line 4).
7. Enter the appropriate tax rate (line 7J as determined below.
~The tax rate lmposed on the net value of transfers from a deceased Chlld twenty-one years of age or younger at
death to or for the use of a natural parent, an adoptive parent# or a stepparent of the child is 0%.
The lineal class of heirs includes grandparents# parents# children# and lineal descendents. "Children" includes natural children
whether or not they have been adopted by others# adopted children and step children. "Lineal descendents" includes all children of the
natural parents and their descendents# whether or not they have been adopted by others# adopted descendents and their descendants
and step-descendants. "Siblings" are defined as individuals who have at least one parent in common with the decedent# whether by blood
or adoption. The "Collateral" class of heirs includes all other beneficiaries.
Date of Death Spouse lineal Sibling Collateral
07101/94 to 12/31/94 3% 6% 15% 15%
01/01/95 to 06/30/00 0% 6% 15% 15%
07101/00 to present 0% 4.5%- 12% 15%
CLAIMED DEDUCTIONS - PART
3
DEBTS AND DEDUCTIONS CLAIMED
Allowable debts and deductions are determined as follows:
A. You legally are responsible for payment, or the estate subject to ad.inistration by a personal representative is insufficient
to pay the deductible ite~s.
B. You actually paid the debts after death of the decedent and can furnish proof of payment.
C. Debts being claimed must be itemized fully in Part 3. If additional space is needed# use plain paper 8 1/2" x 11". Proof of
payment .ay be requested by the pA Department of Revenue.