Instructions For Rev-1503 Schedule B - Stocks And Bonds

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Instructions for Rev-1503 Schedule B
Stocks and Bonds
mean between the high and low on
Death” [POD] designation or any
General Information
the Monday after death. Where death
other beneficiary designation format
occurs on a holiday, the valuation of
must be reported on Schedule G.
such stock is the average of the
Purpose of Schedule
mean of the high and the low on the
In order to satisfy the reporting
Use Rev-1503 Schedule B to report
day preceding the holiday and the
requirements the estate may file a
all stocks and bonds held by the
mean between the high and low of
return and pay the tax prior to the
decedent solely or as tenant-in-
the succeeding market day. If there
transfer of the asset. If that is not
common.
were no sales on the valuation date,
possible, you may also receive a
but there were sales on dates within
waiver from the Department of
a reasonable period both before and
Revenue prior to the transfer, or
Form Instructions
after the valuation date, the fair
simply provide written notice of the
market value is determined by taking
transfer to the Department within ten
Estate of
a weighted average of the means
days of the transfer. The latter two
between the highest and lowest sales
options for compliance can be
Enter the complete name of the
on the nearest date before and the
accomplished by using form REV-516
estate as shown on the REV-1500,
nearest after the valuation date. The
to request a waiver or provide the
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return.
average is to be weighted inversely
appropriate notice within ten days.
by the respective numbers of trading
REV-516.pdf
File Number
days between the selling dates and
Enter the file number of the estate
the valuation date.
Total
assigned by the Register of Wills as
In cases of stock quotations listed
Total all items in the Value at Date of
shown on the REV-1500,
as “Over the Counter”, use the mean
Death column and enter value here.
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return.
between the bid and asked. The
Enter this value on Line 2 Page 2 of
“alternate valuation” is not accepted
the REV 1500.
for Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax
General Instructions
purposes.
Description
Note. U. S. Savings Bonds,
Caution. Stocks, securities,
series E, EE and I must be
The stock description must include
jointly held with rights of
reported at the date of death
the number of shares, whether
survivorship, are to be
redemption value. Series H and HH
common or preferred, par and
reported on Schedule F.
must be reported at the face value.
market values, the exact name of the
corporation and CUSIP number, if
Mutual funds are to be reported at
Stocks and securities accounts
available.
held in a beneficiary form should be
the net asset value (NAV). Include as
The bond description must
reported on Schedule G.
a separate item dividends not
include the type of bond, quantity,
collected at death but payable to the
denomination, obligor, date of
decedent or estate because decedent
maturity, interest rate, and interest
was a stock-holder of record on or
due dates.
before the date of decedent’s death.
When stock is being traded on an
exchange and is selling ex-dividend
Value at Date of Death
on the date of the decedent’s death,
Estates are required to report all
add the amount of the dividend to
stocks and bonds at the market value
the ex-dividend quotation to
as of the date of death.
determine the fair market value of
the stock as of the date of the
Fair market value is
decedent’s death. Interest due, but
determined by taking the
not collected, and interest accrued,
mean of the highest and
but not due as of the date of death of
lowest quoted selling prices on the
decedent, is taxable and must be
date of death.
reported on this schedule.
Where death occurs on a weekend,
Important. Capital stock,
the valuation of any stock listed on
registered bonds, a security
the Nasdaq or other major exchange
or a security account held by
is the average of the mean between
the decedent in a “transfer on death”
the high and low for Friday and the
[TOD] designation, a “Payable on

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