[Not applicable to decedents who die in 2016 or after, see section 67-8-425.]
(a) Upon the payment of the whole tax imposed against an estate under this part and part 3 of this chapter, the commissioner shall issue receipt therefor in duplicate to the representative of the estate, one (1) copy of which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which such estate was being administered, and no final accounting or settlement of such estate shall be made by the court prior to the filing of such receipt, or until the filing of a certificate by the commissioner that no tax is due thereon, such receipt or certificate to be furnished by the commissioner without cost to the estate or to the beneficiaries thereof.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-8-420
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
