What is the estate tax?
The estate tax is a tax on the value of estates of people living in Washington at the time of their death, or non-residents who own property in Washington State.
Estate Tax forms, rules and information are specific to the date of death.
>> Deaths on or after May 17, 2005
Filing requirements
Either the Washington estate tax return and estate tax payment or a request for an extension to file the Washington estate tax return and an estimated payment are due nine months after the decedent’s date of death. Join the ListServ Email Service to get future messages about important Washington estate tax information.
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