Section 72-16-601 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Estate" means the gross estate of a decedent as determined for the purpose of federal estate tax and the estate tax payable to this state.(2) "Fiduciary" means personal representative or trustee.(3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, corporation, government, political subdivision, governmental agency, or local governmental agency.(4) "Person interested in the estate" means any person entitled to receive or who has received from a decedent or by reason of the death of a decedent any property or interest therein included in the decedent's estate. It includes a personal representative, conservator, and trustee.(5) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.(6) "Tax" means the federal estate tax and any additional inheritance, estate, or death taxes imposed by the laws of any state and interest and penalties imposed in addition to the tax.En. 91A-3-916 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-916(1).