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This also allows for retainage of funds for paying the tax.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Waltar<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Cc:</b> David Wu <david@waltar.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Probate - Declaration of Completion - leaving open for tax closure - language<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone share with me the appropriate verbiage or form to use when we want to close a Probate with a Declaration of Completion – and yet hold it open solely for the purpose of completing the tax reporting? I can’t find the language or form I used last time. 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