Arkansas § 26-59-117 Payment of tax - Executor's liability

Arkansas Statutes

§ 26-59-117 — Payment of tax - Executor's liability

Arkansas § 26-59-117

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Ark. Code Ann. § 26-59-117 (2026).

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If any executor makes distribution either in whole or in part of any of the property of an estate to the heirs, next of kin, distributees, legatees, or devisees without having paid or secured the tax due the State of Arkansas under this chapter or obtained the release of the property from the lien of such tax, the executor shall become personally liable for the tax so due the state, or so much of the tax as may remain due and unpaid, to the full extent of the full value of any property belonging to such person or estate which may come into the executor's hands, custody, or control.

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If any executor makes distribution either in whole or in part of any of the property of an estate to the heirs, next of kin, distributees, legatees, or devisees without having paid or secured the tax due the State of Arkansas under this chapter or obtained the release of the property from the lien of such tax, the executor shall become personally liable for the tax so due the state, or so much of the tax as may remain due and unpaid, to the full extent of the full value of any property belonging to such person or estate which may come into the executor's hands, custody, or control.