In re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Property of Liss
New York Surrogate's Court
Appeal from an order assessing and fixing the transfer tax.
1Opinion of the Court
Church, S.
The executors appeal herein from an order fixing a transfer tax upon the estate of the deceased, claiming that said estate was not subject to the tax.
The appraiser has fixed the net market value of the residuary estate at the sum of ten thousand three hundred and fifty-one dollars ($10,351), and has refused to deduct from this figure the following items:
If these items had been allowed, the net value of the estate would have been less than $10,000, and would therefore, have been exempt from the tax under section 221 of the Transfer Tax Law.
Considering the items of the burial plot,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re the Estate of GihonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of BabcockNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of MaresiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Krueger v. SchlingerNew York Supreme Court · 1897
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- Mercantile Tr. Co. of S.F. v. McDougaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
- In re the Estate of FayNew York Surrogate's Court · 1909
- In re the Estate of FayNew York Surrogate's Court · 1909