(a) Payment by personal representative. -- The tax imposed by this article shall be paid by the personal representative. Liability for payment of the tax continues until the tax is paid.
(b) Due date. -- The tax imposed by this article is due and payable at the date of the decedent's death.
(c) Delinquent date. -- The tax imposed by this article becomes delinquent upon the expiration of nine months after the date on which it becomes due and payable, if not paid within that time.
Structure West Virginia Code
§11-11-1. Short Title; Arrangement and Classification
§11-11-4. Tax on Transfer of Estate of Residents; Credit; Property of Residents Defined
§11-11-5. Tax on Transfer of Estate of Nonresidents; Property of Nonresidents Defined; Exemption
§11-11-6. Tax on Transfer of Estate of Aliens
§11-11-7. Nonprobate Inventory of Estates; Penalties
§11-11-9. Extension of Time for Filing Return
§11-11-11. Returns Executed by Tax Commissioner
§11-11-12. Report of Change in Federal Estate Tax
§11-11-14. Extension of Time for Payment
§11-11-17. Special Lien for Estate Tax
§11-11-18. Discharge of Estate; Notice of Lien; Limitation on Lien; etc.
§11-11-19. Final Accounting Delayed Until Liability for Tax Determined
§11-11-20. Liability of Personal Representatives; etc.
§11-11-21. Duty of Resident Personal Representative of Nonresident Decedent
§11-11-22. Duties and Powers of Corporate Personal Representatives of Nonresident Decedents
§11-11-23. Proof of Payment of Death Taxes to State of Domicile
§11-11-24. Domicile of Decedent
§11-11-26. Sale of Real Estate by Personal Representative to Pay Tax
§11-11-27. Prima Facie Liability for Tax
§11-11-29. Time for Assessment of Tax
§11-11-30. Refund of Excess Tax Due to Overpayment of Federal Estate Tax
§11-11-31. Agreements as to Amount of Tax Due
§11-11-33. Administration of Article by Tax Commissioner
§11-11-34. Appointment of Special Appraisers
§11-11-35. Privacy of Information
§11-11-36. Money Penalty for Failure to Produce Records
§11-11-37. Interpretation and Construction
§11-11-38. Estates to Which Article Applies; Former Law Preserved
§11-11-39. Effectiveness of This Article