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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">No, no such requirement that I know of. I know of estates being opened and closed inside of a week under extreme circumstances. I think the only deciding factor is whether the PR managed to meet all statutory
duties during the time period, however long or short that might be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">1320 University St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Seattle WA 98101-2837<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Moore<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2015 3:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Closing Estate in Under 6 Months<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Eric:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for your prompt reply. We have a good handle on the debts and taxes due to the lengthy history following death. Just couldn’t recall if WA statutes prohibited closing prior to 6 months regardless of
whether Notice to Creditors or publication were needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#3333FF">Chris J. Moore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Christopher J. Moore, JD, CPA, AEP<sup>®</sup>, EPLS*</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lawyers</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">1219 Idaho Street, POB 835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lewiston, Idaho 83501-0835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Phone: 208-743-1516; Fax: 208-746-2231</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Website: </span><a href="http://www.cmd-law.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1155CC">www.cmd-law.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">*Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., the only estate planning certification entity approved by both the American Bar
Association and the Idaho State Bar Association.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Closing Estate in Under 6 Months<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I think it's usually okay, but the 2-year S/L on creditors only works against state debts, not federal. Beware:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">1. Federal debts--decedent's income tax, estate's fiduciary post-death income taxes, for all years but especially to report the sale of the house and determine capital gain on the 10 year interval</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2. Medicaid recovery liens (probably not an issue here since that's usually a lien on the real estate)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Since you have 10 years' worth of post-death knowledge, the risks may be fairly low so long as (1) decedent's final 1040 was filed, and (2) PR files a 1041 to report and issue K-1s for any capital gain on the
sale of the house. But, the whole thing should be discussed with the PR to see if s/he knows of any possible debt.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Re the federal debts, the PR ends up personally responsible if they're not handled, so it's strongly in PR's best interest to make sure before distributing and closing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Under federal law, S/L on decedent's income tax is 3 years after filing of any return,
<u>but no S/L applies to any tax year for which no return was filed</u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Eric C. Nelsen</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">1320 University St</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Seattle WA 98101-2837</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">phone 206-625-0092</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">fax 206-625-9040</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> [</span><a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Moore<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Closing Estate in Under 6 Months</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I represent the PR of an estate where the decedent died 10 or more years ago. The only asset is a home that was used by both the decedent and a child as their primary residence. Child continued to reside in home after decedent’s death.
Home was owned solely by decedent. Now that child has died, a probate was begun to get a PR appointed to fix up and sell the residence. The residence sold fairly quickly, so we now have only cash in the estate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the 2 year statute of limitations passed years ago, is there any need/requirement to hold the estate open for 6 months? The surviving siblings and issue would like to receive their distribution sooner rather than later. Before I
start my research I wondered if anyone had dealt with this fact pattern before.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#3333FF">Chris J. Moore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Christopher J. Moore, JD, CPA, AEP<sup>®</sup>, EPLS*</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lawyers</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">1219 Idaho Street, POB 835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lewiston, Idaho 83501-0835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Phone: 208-743-1516; Fax: 208-746-2231</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Website: </span><a href="http://www.cmd-law.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1155CC">www.cmd-law.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">*Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., the only estate planning certification entity approved by both the American Bar
Association and the Idaho State Bar Association.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">_______________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br>
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