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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mike,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m not seeing anyone having already responded, so I’ll give you my understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First, Washington’s has an estate tax, not an inheritance tax, and real property outside the state of Washington will result in a pro-rata reduction of the tax due, but, being converted to an intangible asset
by being in the LLC will eliminate that reduction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I also wonder why multiple properties in and out of Washington are held in one LLC. That would seem to defeat the purpose of the LLC. Generally, it will not eliminate liability, but limit liability of an LLC
to the assets of within that particular LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Heather<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Zeno<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Washington inheritance tax question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">I am wondering if I am analyzing this correctly:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Client and spouse are Washington residents and sole members of an LLC. The only assets of the LLC are real properties, some in Washington and some out of
state. Question is whether the value of the out-of-state properties would be subject to Washington inheritance tax.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Different heirs will receive difference properties. I would expect the properties to be distributed in kind rather than sold.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">The first question is whether the entire membership interest in the LLC would be considered intangible property, and so the value of all the properties in
the LLC (both in state and out of state properties) would be subject to Washington tax.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">The second question is whether the answer to the first question is unimportant if the LLC is dissolved and the properties distributed to the appropriate heirs,
because Washington’s inheritance tax is figure on the value of what is inherited and not on the value of the estate. I think the answer to the second question is yes, but I am interested in what others think.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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