Pennsylvania § 6411 - Transfers of securities and security accounts.

§ 6411. Transfers of securities and security accounts.

(a) Payment of inheritance tax.--No corporation, financial institution, broker or similar entity shall transfer on its books or issue a new certificate for any share of its capital stock, its registered bonds, a security or a security account, belonging to or standing in the name of a resident decedent, belonging to or standing in the joint names of a resident decedent and one or more persons, held in trust by or for a resident decedent or in a beneficiary form indicating that a resident decedent was the present owner or became the owner upon the death of another, unless the inheritance tax upon the transfer has actually been paid, or the written consent of the Secretary of Revenue, or its designee, is first secured, or there is presented to it an affidavit of the personal representative or heir of the decedent, or his or their attorney, that the decedent was a nonresident at the time of his death, or that the person in whose name said security, security account, shares of registered bond stands jointly with the decedent by right of survivorship was the spouse of the decedent at the time of death and that the ownership in or designation of such spouse was not created within one year before the decedent's death, or written notification of the transfer is given to the Secretary of Revenue within ten days of the transfer as provided in subsection (d).

(b) Certificate of payment.--Whenever the inheritance tax upon the transfer of a security, security account, share or registered bank referred to herein is paid, it shall be the duty of the secretary upon his motion or the request of any party in interest or of such corporation, association, financial institution, broker or similar entity to provide a certification of such payment. The assessment notice subjecting said security, etc., to tax issued by the Department of Revenue shall serve as certification of such payment if accompanied by proof of payment.

(c) Exemption.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to the transfer of stock, registered bonds, securities or a securities account assigned by a decedent before his death as collateral security for a loan, provided that any lender so holding such item shall, upon selling it, send a written report to the department stating the amount for which the items were sold and the amount which was applied in reduction or payment of the loan. Any entity, hereinabove described, may transfer such item upon presentation to it of an affidavit of the lender, or someone acting under the authority of the lender and on its behalf, that the item was held as security at the time of decedent's death.

(d) Notification.--Notification to the Secretary of Revenue shall include the name of the deceased person, the purchase date of the capital stock, registered bond, security or security account, the date of death value of the item being transferred and the name, address and social security number of the person to whom the item is being transferred.