Connecticut Statutes

§ 12-391 — Transfer of resident and nonresident estates. Definitions. Rate of tax. Determination of domicile. Limit on tax payable. Reduction of tax for investment in private investment fund.

Connecticut § 12-391
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 12Taxation
Ch. 217Estate Tax

This text of Connecticut § 12-391 (Transfer of resident and nonresident estates. Definitions. Rate of tax. Determination of domicile. Limit on tax payable. Reduction of tax for investment in private investment fund.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-391 (2026).

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(a)With respect to estates of decedents who die prior to January 1, 2005, and except as otherwise provided in section 59 of public act 03-1 of the June 30 special session*, a tax is imposed upon the transfer of the estate of each person who at the time of death was a resident of this state. The amount of the tax shall be the amount of the federal credit allowable for estate, inheritance, legacy and succession taxes paid to any state or the District of Columbia under the provisions of the federal internal revenue code in force at the date of such decedent's death in respect to any property owned by such decedent or subject to such taxes as part of or in connection with the estate of such decedent. If real or tangible personal property of such decedent is located outside this state and is s

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Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 2065; 1961, P.A. 163, S. 1.; P.A. 97-165, S. 1, 16; P.A. 05-251, S. 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 54; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 116; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-8, S. 8; P.A. 11-6, S. 84; P.A. 13-247, S. 120; P.A. 14-155, S. 11, 12; P.A. 15-244, S. 174; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 35; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 632; P.A. 18-26, S. 32; 18-49, S. 14, 17; 18-81, S. 66; P.A. 19-186, S. 31; P.A. 22-110, S. 15; 22-117, S. 17; P.A. 24-149, S. 20.) History: 1961 act makes subtrahend for computing estate tax federal credit allowed rather than 80% of estate tax payable to United States; P.A. 97-165 designated existing section as Subsec. (a), deleted existing computation and added new computation, added new Subsec. (b) re application of tax to nonresidents, added new Subsec. (c) re definition of gross estate and added new Subsec. (d) re procedure for determination of domicile, effective July 1, 1997, and applicable to the estate of any person whose death occurs on or after July 1, 1997; P.A. 05-251 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding provision re estates of decedents who die prior to January 1, 2005, deleted former Subsec. (c) defining “gross estate” and replaced it with new Subsec. (c) re definitions, new Subsec. (d) re tax on residents, Subsec. (e) re tax on nonresidents, Subsec. (f) re federal deductions, and Subsec. (g) re rate structure, and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (h), effective June 30, 2005, and applicable to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to include references to Sec. 59 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, effective June 30, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (g) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), amending same to make applicable prior to January 1, 2010, and adding Subdiv. (2) re new tax rates, effective January 1, 2010, and applicable to estates of decedents who die on or after that date; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-8 amended Subsecs. (c) to (e) by adding Subpara. (B) in each, reflecting change in estate tax rates applicable on or after January 1, 2010, and making conforming and technical changes, effective October 5, 2009, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2010; P.A. 11-6 amended Subsec. (g) by adding Subdiv. (3) re new tax rates, effective May 4, 2011, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsecs. (d) and (e) to revise provisions re calculation of taxes, and to add provisions re estate tax calculated and levied to fullest extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution, effective June 19, 2013, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2013 (Revisor's note: See P.A. 14-155, S. 12, re effective date of and intent of amendments made by P.A. 13-247, S. 120); P.A. 14-155 amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (1)(C) defining “Connecticut taxable estate” re estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2015, amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (1)(C) re tax due and credits allowed for decedents who die on or after January 1, 2015, and made technical and conforming changes, effective June 11, 2014; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsecs. (d)(1)(C) and (e)(1)(B) to make provisions applicable to decedents who die prior to January 1, 2016, and added Subsecs. (d)(1)(D) and (e)(1)(C) re tax due and credits allowed for decedents who die on or after January 1, 2016, and re tax payable under section not to exceed $20,000,000, effective June 30, 2015, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 added Subsec. (i) re reduction of tax for investments made by decedent in a private investment fund or fund of funds pursuant to Sec. 32-39(43), effective October 1, 2016, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (c) by adding reference to Sec. 12-392 and adding Subdiv. (4) re definition of “federal basic exclusion amount”, amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding Subpara. (E) re estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2019, amended Subsec. (e)(1) by adding Subpara. (D) re estates of nonresident decedents who die on or after January 1, 2019, amended Subsec. (g) by adding Subdivs. (4) to (6) re tax on estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively, and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-26 amended Subsec. (g)(4) by replacing “$399,900” with “$399,000” in provision re tax rate for estates over $7,100,000 but not over $8,100,000, for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2018, but prior to January 1, 2019, effective May 29, 2018; P.A. 18-49 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdiv. (4) re definition of “federal basic exclusion amount” and amended Subsec. (g)(6) by replacing rates for tax on estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2020, with new tax rates with lowest threshold of not over $5,490,000, effective May 31, 2018; P.A. 18-81 amended Subsec. (g) by replacing “$399,900” with “$399,000” in provision re tax rate for estates over $7,100,000 but not over $8,100,000, for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2018, but prior to January 1, 2019, in Subdiv. (4), adding “but prior to January 1, 2021,” and replacing rates for tax on estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2020, with new tax rates with lowest threshold of not over $5,100,000 in Subdiv. (6), and adding Subdivs. (7) to (9) re tax on estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively, effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 19-186 amended Subsec. (e) by designating existing provision re power of state to levy estate tax for nonresident estate as Subpara. (A), designating existing provision re state permitted to calculate and levy estate tax as Subpara. (C), and adding Subpara. (B) re real property and tangible personal property owned by pass-through entity, effective July 8, 2019; P.A. 22-110 amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (4) defining “federal basic exclusion amount”; P.A. 22-117 made identical change as P.A. 22-110; P.A. 24-149 amended Subsec. (i) by replacing reference to Sec. 32-39(43) with reference to Sec. 32-39(40), effective July 1, 2024. The purpose of the Connecticut estate tax is to make the state death taxes large enough to absorb the full credit available under the federal law against the federal estate tax and thus, in effect, to divert into the state treasury what would otherwise be taken by the federal government as part of the federal estate tax; if a surviving spouse is immune from obligation as to the federal estate tax, she is immune from obligation as to the Connecticut estate tax. 144 C. 134. Cited. 149 C. 334. Subsec. (c)(3): Plain meaning of Subsec. is that assets in a QTIP trust are included in decedent's state gross estate because they are included in the federal gross estate; Subsec. (c)(3) does not incorporate all provisions of the federal tax code. 325 C. 705. Subsec. (d)(3): Assets in QTIP trust were properly taxable even though they were not “owned by the decedent” as required by law in effect at the time of decedent's death, because subsequent amendment to provision allowing for taxation of assets “included in the gross estate of the decedent” was clarifying in nature and, therefore, applies retroactively to decedent's estate. Id. Subsec. (d)(1)(B): Inclusion of assets within QTIP trust in decedent's estate did not violate due process even though the transfer of assets at the time of decedent's death was a “deemed” or “fictional” transfer of assets in which the decedent enjoyed only a life interest. Id.

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