Ohio Code 2113.85 – Apportionment of tax definitions
As used in sections 2113.85 to 2113.90 of the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2113.85
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Gross estate: The total fair market value of all property and property interests, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of which a decedent had beneficial ownership at the time of death before subtractions for deductions, debts, administrative expenses, and casualty losses suffered during estate administration.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(A) “Estate” means the gross estate of a decedent who is domiciled in this state, as determined for federal estate tax purposes under Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. 2001, as amended, for Ohio estate tax purposes under Chapter 5731 of the Revised Code, and for estate tax purposes of any other jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the transfer of property by a decedent who is domiciled in this state.
(B) “Person interested in the estate” means any person who is entitled to receive, or who has received, any property or property interest included in the decedent’s estate. A “person interested in the estate” includes, but is not limited to, a personal representative, guardian, or trustee. A “person interested in the estate” does not include a creditor of the decedent or of the decedent’s estate.
(C) “Tax” means the federal estate tax determined under Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. § 2001, as amended, an Ohio estate tax determined under Chapter 5731. of the Revised Code, and the estate tax determined by any other jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the transfer of property by a decedent who is domiciled in this state.
(D) “Fiduciary” means an executor, administrator, or other person who, by virtue of representing the decedent’s estate, is required to pay the tax.