Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-8-410

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

[Not applicable to decedents who die in 2016 or after, see section 67-8-425.]

When any executor, administrator or trustee shall neglect or refuse to file the return, the commissioner is authorized to appraise the estate and to assess the tax upon the basis of all information available. Notice of such appraisal and tax assessment shall be given by the commissioner in accordance with § 67-8-409(e) and (f), and the procedure thereafter with reference to an appeal from the appraisal and with reference to the collection of the tax shall be the same as in other cases.