Or. Admin. Code § 150-118-0200 - Bond for Deferment of Tax

(1) A beneficiary electing to defer payment of the tax under ORS 118.300 must, within 12 months of the decedent's death, file with the Director a signed statement indicating that the person has not come into actual possession or enjoyment of the property.

(a) A beneficiary of real property, as defined in ORS 111.005(28), is not required to provide a bond.

(b) A beneficiary of personal property, as defined in ORS 111.005(25), must give a bond to the State of Oregon in double the amount of the tax, with such sureties as the Director may approve, conditioned for the payment of the tax and accrued interest at such time and period as the beneficiary comes into actual possession or enjoyment of the property.

(2) The department will accept a bond:

(a) In a form approved by the Director and executed by a company licensed to issue surety insurance by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance Division;

(b) Executed by a corporate surety, other than a surety company, provided such corporate surety establishes that it is within its corporate powers to act as surety for another individual, partnership, association, or corporation; or

(c) Executed by two or more individual sureties meeting the requirements of subsection (2)(d) that is secured by a:

(A) A mortgage on real or personal property;

(B) A certified, cashier's or treasurer's check drawn on any bank authorized by the State Division of Finance and Corporate Securities to do business in the State of Oregon;

(C) A United States postal, bank, or express money order;

(D) Corporate bonds or stocks, or by bonds issued by the State of Oregon, or by a political subdivision of this state; or

(E) Any other collateral acceptable to the Director.

(d) Each surety that executes a bond under subsection (2)(c) must:

(A) Have property, including Oregon real property, that is subject to execution and with a current market value net of all encumbrances that is at least equal to the penalty of the bond;

(B) Agree to not encumber the secured property while the bond continues in effect;

(C) Annually file an affidavit with the department as to the adequacy of the security.

(3) A beneficiary must file a return with the Director within six months of the date the person comes into actual possession or enjoyment of the property in question.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 150-118-0200

Eff. 9/71, Amended 12/19/75, 12/31/77; REV 6-2012, f. 7-20-12, cert. ef. 8-1-12; REV 8-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-26-13; Renumbered from 150-118.300, REV 9-2016, f. 8-10-16, cert. ef. 9/1/2016; REV 18-2021, amend filed 12/15/2021, effective 1/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 305.100

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 118.300