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1994 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 64.1-160, 64.1-161, 64.1-163 and 64.1-165 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 64.1-165.1 as follows:
§ 64.1-160. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article the terms: (i)
"Persons interested in the estate" shall include includes all
persons, firms and corporations who may be entitled to receive or who have
received any property or interest which is required to be included in the
gross estate of the decedent or any benefit whatsoever with respect to any
such property or interest, whether under a will or intestacy or by reason of
any transfer, trust, estate, interest, right, power or relinquishment of
power, taxable under any estate tax law of the Commonwealth of Virginia ,
any other state or the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted;
and (ii) .
"Gross estate" shall include includes any property or interest
which is required to be included in the gross estate of the decedent under
the estate tax law of the United States, increased by any "adjusted taxable
gifts" as defined in § 2001 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
§ 64.1-161. Apportionment required.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, whenever it appears
upon any settlement of accounts or in any other appropriate action or
proceeding that an executor, administrator, curator, trustee or other person
acting in a fiduciary capacity has paid an estate tax levied or assessed
under the provisions of any estate tax law of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, any other state or the United States heretofore or
hereafter enacted, upon or with respect to any property required to be
included in the gross estate of a decedent under the provisions of any such
law, the amount of the tax so paid shall be prorated among the persons
interested in the estate to whom such property is or may be transferred or to
whom any benefit accrues. Such apportionment shall be made in the proportion
that the value of the property, interest or benefit of each such person bears
to the total value of the property, interests and benefits received by all
such persons interested in the estate, except that . However,
in making such proration each such person shall have the benefit
of any exemptions, deductions and exclusions allowed by such law in
respect of such the person or the property passing to
him; and except that notwithstanding the preceding provisions of
this sentence in cases where a trust is created, or other provision made
whereby any person is given an interest in income, or an estate for years, or
for life, or other temporary interest or estate in any property or fund, the
tax on such temporary interest or estate shall be charged against and paid
out of the corpus of such property or fund without apportionment between
temporary interests or estates and remainders thereafter.
B. The amount of tax paid on or with respect to property included in the
decedent's gross estate under § 2044 of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended, or any successor provision (relating to certain property for
which the marital deduction was previously allowed) , shall be
the excess of (i) the total estate tax levied or assessed under the
provisions of the estate tax laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
any other state and the United States over (ii) the estate tax that
would have been levied or assessed under those provisions if the § 2044
property had not been included in the gross estate. The tax paid upon or with
respect to the § 2044 property shall be prorated according to subsection A of
this section as if no other estate tax were payable under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, any other state and the United States and as
if the § 2044 property constituted the entire gross estate; but it shall be
prorated only among the persons interested in the estate to whom such
property is or may be transferred or to whom any benefit of such property
accrues. The tax determined under (ii) above shall be prorated according to
subsection A of this section as if no other estate tax were payable under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, any other state and the United
States and as if the § 2044 property were not included in the gross estate.
This subsection shall apply only to estates of persons dying on or after July
1, 1986.
C. The personal representative of an estate which for tax purposes includes § 2044 property owes a duty of good faith and fair dealing to all persons interested in the estate to whom or for whom the § 2044 property may be transferred or held. The duty of good faith includes, but is not limited to a duty to keep such persons or their designated representative reasonably informed as to the contents of the returns to be filed and as to all administrative and judicial proceedings that concern the taxes to be paid with respect to the § 2044 property, and to provide copies of the relevant portions of all returns to be filed with respect to such taxes. The representative of such persons shall be invited to attend any administrative conference or proceeding wherein valuation issues may be discussed which would have a bearing on the taxes to be paid with respect to the § 2044 property. This subsection shall apply only to estates of persons for which a federal estate tax return is required to be filed on or after July 1, 1994.
§ 64.1-163. Transfers not required until tax ascertained or security given.
No executor, administrator or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity
shall be required to transfer, pay over or distribute any fund or property
with respect to which a federal an estate tax is imposed by
the Commonwealth of Virginia, any other state or the United States until
the amount of such tax or taxes due from the devisee, legatee, distributee or
other person to whom such property is transferred is paid to such fiduciary,
or, if the apportionment of tax has not been determined, adequate security is
furnished by the transferee for such payment.
§ 64.1-165. Contrary provisions of will or other instrument to govern.
But it is expressly provided that the foregoing provisions of this article
are subject to the following qualification, that none of such None of
the foregoing provisions of this article shall in any way impair
the right or power of any person by will or by written instrument executed
inter vivos to make direction from for the payment of such
estate or inheritance taxes and to designate the fund or funds or
property out of which such payment shall be made; and in every such case
the provisions of the will or of such written instrument executed inter vivos
shall be given effect to the same extent as if this article had not been
enacted. Such funds or property which may be so designated may
specifically include (in addition to any property passing by testate or
intestate succession) any property, interest or benefit included in such
person's estate for estate tax purposes which passes pursuant to an
instrument other than such person's will (an "includable beneficial
interest"). Unless a larger amount is charged to a particular includable
beneficial interest by the instrument creating the interest, the maximum
amount of tax with which each such includable beneficial interest may be
charged shall be limited to its share, determined in the same manner provided
in § 64.1-161 for the apportionment of taxes.
§ 64.1-165.1. Construction of direction to pay all taxes imposed on account of testator's death.
A. A general direction in a will, trust instrument or other document to pay all taxes imposed on account of a testator's or settlor's death or similar language shall not be construed to include the following taxes unless the testator or settlor expressly manifests an intention that such taxes be paid out of his estate, trust or other property by reference to the particular chapter, title or section of the Internal Revenue Code providing for such taxes or otherwise:
1. Additional tax imposed upon disposition or cessation of qualified use by the qualified heir with respect to qualified use property under § 2032 A;
2. Taxes on general power of appointment property includable in the estate of the testator or settlor under § 2041;
3. Taxes on qualified terminable interest property includable in the estate of the testator or settlor under § 2044;
4. Taxes payable under § 2056 A, upon a taxable event with respect to a qualified domestic trust as defined in that section;
5. Any generation skipping transfer tax under Chapter 13 except direct skips occurring at death for estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 1994;
6. Taxes payable under § 4980 A, on excess retirement accumulation.
B. Unless a contrary intention is manifest, such taxes shall be apportioned and charged to each item of funds or property generating them in the manner provided in this article.
C. The reference herein to any section or chapter is to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be deemed to refer to any corresponding successor sections, chapters or Code.
2. That § 64.1-66.1 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.