Form ET 30 Et30
User Manual: ET 30
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Decedent’s last name First name Middle initial Social security number
Address of decedent at time of death (number and street) Date of death
City State ZIP code County of residence
If the decedent was a nonresident of New York State on the date of death, mark an X in this box and attach completed
Form ET‑141, New York State Estate Tax Domicile Afdavit .....................................................................................................
Mark an X if copy
of death certicate
is attached
Executor - If you are submitting Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration with this form, indicate in this box
the type of letters. Enter L if regular, LL if limited letters. If you are not submitting letters with this form, enter N. ............
Attorney’s or authorized representative’s last name
First name MI
In care of (rm’s name)
Address of attorney or authorized representative
City State ZIP code
SSN or PTIN of attorney or authorized rep.
Telephone number
( )
E‑mail address of attorney or authorized representative
Executor’s last name
First name Middle initial
If more than one executor, mark an X in the box (see instructions)
Address of executor
City State ZIP code
Social security number of executor Telephone number
( )
E‑mail address of executor
Mark an X
if POA is
attached
Estimated value of all assets of estate (include jointly held assets)
Real property (including property located outside New York State) 1
All other property ................................................................... 2
Total (add lines 1 and 2) ........................................................... 3
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Application for Release(s)
of Estate Tax Lien
For an estate of an individual whose date of death is on or after January 1, 2011
Note: The executor may be held personally liable for unpaid
estate tax up to the value of the assets that were distributed
before the New York State estate tax was paid in full. The
surviving spouse, all beneciaries, and any other person in
possession of property included in the New York gross estate
may be held personally liable for unpaid estate tax up to the
value of property received from the estate (NYS Tax Law
section 975).
A release(s) of lien is requested (mark an X in the box).
To obtain a release of lien, attach the following:
1. A completed Form(s) ET‑117, Release of Lien of Estate Tax:
a. for each county in which real property is located; and/or
b. for each cooperative apartment.
Enter the number of counties in which the properties
are located.
2. An original or veried copy of the Letters Testamentary or
the Letters of Administration, unless previously submitted
(also indicate the type of letters in the section marked
Executor, above). Your application will not be processed
until the letters of appointment are on le with the Tax
Department.
3. A copy of the death certicate.
Was the decedent a member
of a partnership? Yes No
Did the decedent have a
surviving spouse? Yes No
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Note: A release of lien is not required if the real property was
held jointly by the decedent and the surviving spouse as the only
joint tenants. There is no fee for a release of lien.
Mail this form with Form(s) ET‑117 to:
NYS ESTATE TAX
PROCESSING CENTER
PO BOX 15167
ALBANY NY 12212-5167
Private delivery services – See Publication 55, Designated
Private Delivery Services, if not using U.S. Mail.
Need help?
Telephone assistance
Estate Tax Information Center: (518) 457‑5387
To order forms and publications: (518) 457‑5431
Text Telephone (TTY) Hotline (for persons with
hearing and speech disabilities using a TTY): (518) 485‑5082
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When to use Form ET-30
Use this form to obtain release(s) of an estate tax lien if you are
the appointed executor or administrator of the estate, or the duly
authorized representative of the executor, and fewer than nine
months have passed since the date of death.
Note: Waivers are not required for the estate of an individual
whose date of death is on or after February 1, 2000.
However, the need to obtain a release of the estate tax lien
before transferring real property remains.
Submit either Letters Testamentary or Letters of
Administration with the application as proof of your
appointment, unless previously submitted. To be acceptable,
the letters of appointment must be current and must not restrict
the executor from receiving estate assets.
Letters of appointment issued by a court outside New York State
are acceptable if the decedent was not a resident of New York
State at the time of death, and the court has jurisdiction over the
decedent’s estate.
Enter the executor’s name, address, social security number,
and telephone number in the area provided. If the estate has
more than one executor, enter the information for any executor
(preferably one who is a New York State resident) in the area
provided, mark an X in the box, and attach a list of the other
executors with their addresses, telephone numbers, and social
security numbers.
When to use forms other than Form ET-30
Use Form ET‑706, New York State Estate Tax Return, when the
estate is required to le a New York State estate tax return, and
either:
1. The estate has not obtained an extension of time to le the
estate tax return, and more than nine months have passed
since the date of death; or
2. The estate obtained an extension of time to le the estate tax
return, and more than 15 months have passed since the date
of death (the extension has expired).
Use Form ET‑85, New York State Estate Tax Certication, if
either of the following applies:
1. The estate is not required to le a New York State estate tax
return, and either:
a. no executor or administrator has been appointed, or
b. more than nine months have passed since the date of
death.
2. The estate is required to le a New York State estate tax
return, and either:
a. fewer than nine months have passed since the date of
death, and an executor or administrator has not been
appointed; or
b. more than nine but less than 15 months have passed
since the date of death, and an extension of time to le the
estate tax return has been granted.
If the estate is subject to tax, an estimated payment may be
required when Form ET-85 is led.
For information about the New York State estate tax ling
requirements, visit our Web site (at www.tax.ny.gov).
The term executor includes executrix, administrator,
administratrix, or personal representative of the decedent’s
estate; if no executor is appointed, qualied, and acting within
the United States, executor means any person in actual or
constructive possession of any property of the decedent with
sufcient knowledge to le an accurate return.
This person may le Form ET-85 or Form ET-706 to obtain a
release of lien, and must assume personal liability for all estate
taxes that may be due.
Specic instructions
Complete the information requested about the decedent. Please
verify that the decedent’s social security number is correctly
entered on the application. Submit a photocopy of the death
certicate with the application.
For the estate of an individual who was not a resident of
New York State at the time of his or her death, complete
Form ET‑141, New York State Estate Tax Domicile Afdavit, and
attach it to the return.
If a person is authorized to represent the executor regarding
the estate, and the executor prefers the department contact
that person, enter the name (last name rst) of the attorney,
accountant, or enrolled agent representing the executor. Also
enter the rm’s name, address, and telephone number in the
areas provided.
If the executor has signed Form ET‑14, Estate Tax Power of
Attorney, and it is being submitted with this application, attach it
to the application and mark an X in the box.
Complete and attach Form ET‑117, Release of Lien of
Estate Tax, if a release of lien is needed for real property or
a cooperative apartment. Two parcels of real estate can be
listed on one form. However, if the real property is located in
different counties or a release of lien is needed for more than
one cooperative apartment, a separate Form ET‑117 must be
completed for each county or apartment. The name and address
of the executor, or authorized representative, should be entered
at the top of Form ET‑117 for mailing purposes.
Privacy notication
New York State Law requires all government agencies that
maintain a system of records to provide notication of the legal
authority for any request, the principal purpose(s) for which the
information is to be collected, and where it will be maintained.
To view this information, visit our Web site, or, if you do not
have Internet access, call and request Publication 54, Privacy
Notication. See Need help? for the Web address and telephone
number.
ET-30 (4/14) (back) Instructions
