Leader Chippendale: 2026 H8120 - Proposes Simplified Estate Tax Attestation -House Judiciary(43026)
Remarks by House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale (R District 40 - Coventry, Foster, Glocester) during a committee hearing on 2026 House Bill 8120. The proposed legislation relates to taxation, specifically streamlining the enforcement and collection of estate and transfer taxes.
Leader Chippendale explains the bill's intent to simplify the filing process for estates that fall below the state's taxable threshold. Currently, grieving families are required to navigate a lengthy and complex state form—often necessitating an accountant—which can unnecessarily tie up estate funds and delay property deed transfers for generations.
The bill proposes adopting a streamlined model similar to Massachusetts, where individuals can submit the corresponding federal form along with a simple attestation signed under penalty of perjury. This practical update would maintain the state's $50 filing fee revenue while significantly reducing the administrative and financial burden on Rhode Island citizens settling family estates.
House Bill No. 8120
BY Chippendale, Place, Santucci, Fascia, Brien, Newberry, Nardone, Roberts, Hopkins
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Allows the personal representative of a decedent’s estate to discharge the estate tax lien by recording with decedent’s municipality, a statement stating decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal estate tax filing pursuant to §44-22-1.1.)
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