Archive for April 30th, 2011
hartkopf55 asked:
We finally closed my mother’s estate and need to have the deed to the house put in my name. I need to have my 2 siblings sign quit claim deeds. This form I understand. I am a reasonably intelligent person, but find myself confused by the form RP-5217 Real Property Transfer Report and the form TP-584 Real Estate Transfer Tax Return. Does anyone have experience with these? I have downloaded instructions for both, but “legalese” is not my second language. The way I read these, I have to pay big bucks just to transfer the name from my Mother’s to mine.
More details…no money was exchanged between myself and siblings. Am I paying tax on the value of the house or do I put $0 for sales price, or do I need this form at all?
Fatimah Wida
We finally closed my mother’s estate and need to have the deed to the house put in my name. I need to have my 2 siblings sign quit claim deeds. This form I understand. I am a reasonably intelligent person, but find myself confused by the form RP-5217 Real Property Transfer Report and the form TP-584 Real Estate Transfer Tax Return. Does anyone have experience with these? I have downloaded instructions for both, but “legalese” is not my second language. The way I read these, I have to pay big bucks just to transfer the name from my Mother’s to mine.
More details…no money was exchanged between myself and siblings. Am I paying tax on the value of the house or do I put $0 for sales price, or do I need this form at all?
Fatimah Wida

