Form 706 (Rev April 1997) United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return-2025

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Checks shall be made payable to the State Treasurer and mailed to the State Controllers Office at the address listed above. Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 13510, the penalty for failure to file a California Estate Tax Return is five percent (5%) per month or portion thereof, not to exceed 25%.
Yes, there is a penalty for not filing a Form 706, even if no estate tax is due. The penalty is equal to 5% of the gross estate value for each month, or part of a month, during which the return is late, up to a maximum of 25%.
An estate tax return (Form 706) must be filed if the gross estate of the decedent (who is a U.S. citizen or resident), increased by the decedents adjusted taxable gifts and specific gift tax exemption, is valued at more than the filing threshold for the year of the decedents death, as shown in the table below.
Generally, GST tax applies to gifts made by an individual to grandchildren or descendants of the grandchildren. Gifts made by an individual to unrelated persons other than the individuals spouse can also trigger GST tax.
In most cases, the statute of limitations the time in which the IRS can conduct and complete an audit is three years from the filing date. It can take between 12 to 18 months for the IRS to mail an audit notice.
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The failure-to-file penalty is usually 5% of the tax owed for each month your return is overdue, up to 25% of the bill.
What Is Form 706-GS(D): Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return For Distributions? Form 706-GS(D) is a tax form distributed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that is used to calculate taxes due on trust distributions subject to a generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT).

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