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Terms Used In Iowa Code 450.71

  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Director: means the director of the department of revenue. See Iowa Code 453A.42
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Probate: Proving a will
 Before issuing a receipt for the tax, the director of revenue may demand from personal representatives or beneficiaries information as necessary to verify the correctness of the amount of the tax and interest, and when this demand is made they shall send to the director of revenue certified copies of wills, deeds, or other papers, or of those parts of their reports as the director may demand, and upon the refusal or neglect of the parties to comply with the demand of the director, the clerk of the court shall comply with the demand, and the expenses of making copies and transcripts shall be charged against the estate, as are other costs in probate, or the tax may be assessed without deducting liabilities for which the estate is liable.