(a) The Tax Commissioner shall administer and enforce the tax imposed by this article. He is authorized to require such facts and information to be reported as he deems necessary to enforce the provisions of this article.
(b) Rules and regulations promulgated by the Tax Commissioner shall follow as nearly as practicable the rules and regulations of the secretary of the treasury of the United States. The construction of this article shall further its purpose to simplify the preparation of tax returns, aid in its interpretations through use of federal precedents and improve its enforcement.
(c) The Tax Commissioner may prescribe the form and content of any return or other documents, including a copy of part or all of a federal return, required to be filed under the provisions of this article.
(d) Reports and returns required to be filed under this article shall be preserved for four years and thereafter until the Tax Commissioner orders them destroyed.
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