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S.C. Code Ann. § 12-16-920

Qualified heir's liability for additional tax; lien reflecting adjusted tax difference

Known as the South Carolina Estate Tax Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (31 sections).

1987 Act No. 70, SECTION 1.

The qualified heir is personally liable for the additional tax imposed under this article. The amount of the adjusted tax difference attributable to an interest in any qualified property, computed in the same manner as provided in Internal Revenue Code Section 2032A(c)(2)(C) is a lien on the interest in the property in favor of this State. The lien arises at the time the election is filed hereunder and continues until:

(1) the liability for tax under this article attributable to the interest has been satisfied or has become unenforceable by lapse of time; or

(2) it is established to the satisfaction of the department that no further tax liability attributable to the interest may arise under this article.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.