Foreign inheritance: do I have to pay capital gains?

#3 06-27-2004, 08:46 PM

"Mike Gorund" <mgorund[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

- quote -

> My mother passed away in 2003. The legal aspects of the
> estate have recently been finalized, requiring probate by
> courts in both Ireland and England. In her will, my mother
> left all her estate to my 2 siblings and me. The estate
> consists of stocks, a house, and cash. Since she died, both
> the stocks and the house have appreciated in value, and
> there has also been appreciation because the estate is based
> in Europe, and the euro has risen relative to the dollar.
> Because the house is the most valuable item, worth more than
> either the stocks or cash, my brother is going to buy out
> the interest of my sister and me in the house. In the
> settlement, I will receive cash (from the estate and from my
> brother), my sister will receive the stocks and cash (from
> my brother) and my brother will receive the house. Will I
> have to pay a capital gains tax on the increase in value
> between the time my mother died and the date I receive a
> settlement from the estate?

Yes.

- quote -

> Also, I have to file form 3520
> to report a foreign inheritance > $100k. Am I right to assume
> the tax year for filing that form will be this year (2004)
> when I receive proceeds from the estate?

Yes.

--
David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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#2 06-27-2004, 07:49 PM

gorund[at]yahoo.com (Mike Gorund) wrote:

- quote -

> My mother passed away in 2003. The legal aspects of the
> estate have recently been finalized, requiring probate by
> courts in both Ireland and England.
> Will I
> have to pay a capital gains tax on the increase in value
> between the time my mother died and the date I receive a
> settlement from the estate?

I believe that the answer should be "yes," although I know
of no specific authority on point.

Specifically, I have never seen anything in Subchapter J (or
its regulations) about how a beneficiary of an estate should
report (or calculate) income or gains from an estate when
the estate is a foreign estate.

But the general rule of section 61(a)(15), that gross income
includes income from "an interest in an estate or trust"
would seem to require the inclusion of the gain unless there
is a code section, regulation, or treaty that excludes it.

*Dan Evans
*Author of the Tax Protester FAQ
*http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

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#1 06-27-2004, 07:49 PM

gorund[at]yahoo.com (Mike Gorund) wrote:

- quote -

> My mother passed away in 2003. The legal aspects of the
> estate have recently been finalized, requiring probate by
> courts in both Ireland and England.
> Will I
> have to pay a capital gains tax on the increase in value
> between the time my mother died and the date I receive a
> settlement from the estate?

I believe that the answer should be "yes," although I know
of no specific authority on point.

Specifically, I have never seen anything in Subchapter J (or
its regulations) about how a beneficiary of an estate should
report (or calculate) income or gains from an estate when
the estate is a foreign estate.

But the general rule of section 61(a)(15), that gross income
includes income from "an interest in an estate or trust"
would seem to require the inclusion of the gain unless there
is a code section, regulation, or treaty that excludes it.

*Dan Evans
*Author of the Tax Protester FAQ
*http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

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06-27-2004, 07:30 PM

gorund[at]yahoo.com (Mike Gorund) wrote:

- quote -

> My mother passed away in 2003. The legal aspects of the
> estate have recently been finalized, requiring probate by
> courts in both Ireland and England.
> Will I
> have to pay a capital gains tax on the increase in value
> between the time my mother died and the date I receive a
> settlement from the estate?

I believe that the answer should be "yes," although I know
of no specific authority on point.

Specifically, I have never seen anything in Subchapter J (or
its regulations) about how a beneficiary of an estate should
report (or calculate) income or gains from an estate when
the estate is a foreign estate.

But the general rule of section 61(a)(15), that gross income
includes income from "an interest in an estate or trust"
would seem to require the inclusion of the gain unless there
is a code section, regulation, or treaty that excludes it.

*Dan Evans
*Author of the Tax Protester FAQ
*http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

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#-1 06-25-2004, 07:22 PM

My mother passed away in 2003. The legal aspects of the
estate have recently been finalized, requiring probate by
courts in both Ireland and England. In her will, my mother
left all her estate to my 2 siblings and me. The estate
consists of stocks, a house, and cash. Since she died, both
the stocks and the house have appreciated in value, and
there has also been appreciation because the estate is based
in Europe, and the euro has risen relative to the dollar.
Because the house is the most valuable item, worth more than
either the stocks or cash, my brother is going to buy out
the interest of my sister and me in the house. In the
settlement, I will receive cash (from the estate and from my
brother), my sister will receive the stocks and cash (from
my brother) and my brother will receive the house. Will I
have to pay a capital gains tax on the increase in value
between the time my mother died and the date I receive a
settlement from the estate? Also, I have to file form 3520
to report a foreign inheritance > $100k. Am I right to assume
the tax year for filing that form will be this year (2004)
when I receive proceeds from the estate?

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