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<p class="MsoNormal">Arg! Stick to your guns; I agree, it’s not a gift (except perhaps theoretically a “gift” of zero value). If I had the time and energy for it, I would re-submit with a new narrative claiming the “clear title” exemption and including a paragraph
expressly stating that it is not a gift because no equity or value passes by the conveyance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know what your narrative says, but you might state also that the daughter was originally added for “estate planning purposes” or something like that (if true), and did not involve any transfer of equity. But if the original reason
is confidential, perhaps that can’t be added.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer L White<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2023 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] King Co Recording Exasperation #1,000,____<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello fellow listserv colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My latest frustration with a King Co filing rejection. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Facts: Mother, widowed, goes to buy a home. She pays 100% of the purchase price. There is no debt. For reasons I don’t wish to publish, at the last minute at closing (without consultation with any advisor), Mother adds one of her adult
daughters to the title. This child did not pay even one cent towards the purchase and I don’t believe she has ever lived there. Mother then decides she wants her off title. No consideration is passing to daughter to get her off title. I prepare a QCD and ETA
citing WAC 458-61A-215(1) (WAC attached for your reference). I additionally prepare a written narrative of the facts and have them both sign it, which is submitted along with the ETA (as required by (3) of the WAC).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rejection: Reasoning – this is a gift. Resubmit and use the published gift supplement form.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is NOT a gift. This is a title clearance. Any ideas on how to approach this problem other than knuckling under and re-submitting it as ‘required’ by this county minion?
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">WAC 458-61A-215 Clearing or exiting title, and additions to title.
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(1) </span>
<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Introduction. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The real estate excise tax does not apply to quitclaim deeds given for the sole purpose of clearing title if no consideration passes
otherwise.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> This rule does not apply to deeds executed for the purpose of adding persons to title, except in cases of persons added to title for co-signing security purposes only.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(2)
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Examples. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">The following examples,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">while not exhaustive, illustrate some of the circumstances</span> in which a transfer of real property may or may not qualify for exemption under this rule. These examples should be used only as a general
guide. The taxability of each transaction must be determined after a review of all the facts and circumstances.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(a) An exiting minority partner gives the partnership a quitclaim deed for the purpose of removing any presumptive interest. This trans-fer is exempt from real estate excise tax
under this rule.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(b) An heir to an estate gives the estate a quitclaim deed for the purpose of removing any presumptive interest they have in the es-tate. This transfer is exempt under this rule.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(c) A developer deeds greenbelts, streets or common areas in a development to the homeowners association upon completion of the de-velopment and under the terms and covenants of
the development. This transfer is exempt under this rule.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(d) Joseph owns a residence and goes to a bank to refinance. His credit is not good enough to obtain the new loan in his name only, but he can qualify if he obtains a co-signor/co-borrower.
Joseph's parents agree to co-sign the loan. The bank requests that the parents also go on title with Joseph, and he quitclaims a half interest to his pa-rents. Although the deed may be phrased as a gift to his parents, the deed acts as a security interest
for his parents in the event Joseph defaults. The addition of Joseph's parents to the title is exempt un-der this rule, provided Joseph makes all the mortgage payments, and Joseph receives no consideration from his parents for the transfer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(e) The parents described in (d) of this subsection who have been on title with their child are now issuing a quitclaim deed to Joseph to exit title. Joseph has now paid off or
refinanced the mortgage in his name only. The parents' intention was to go on title as "co-si-gnors" only, not as co-purchasers of the property, and they have not made any payments toward the repayment of the loan. This transfer is exempt under this rule.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">(3)
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Documentation. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">In order to claim this exemption, a narrative that explains the nature of the clearance of, or addition to title must be available
and provided to the county treasurer or the depart-ment upon request. The narrative must be signed by both grantor and grantee, or agents of either, and attached to the real estate excise tax affidavit.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Courier New PSMT"">[Statutory Authority: RCW 82.45.150, 82.32.300, and 82.01.060. WSR 14-06-060, § 458-61A-215, filed 2/28/14, effective 3/31/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 82.01.060(2),
and 82.45.15</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Jennifer L. White, Esq.</span>
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