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Transfer and Business Taxation
Transfer and Business Taxation
Transfer and Business Taxation
1. Decedent is the general term applied Concurring - those who succeed together
to the person whose property is with the primary or secondary
transmitted through succession, whether compulsory heirs. Illegitimate children
or not he left a will. If he left a and descendants and surviving spouse.
will, he is called testator.
Primary compulsory
Executor is a person designated in the A. Legitimate children and their
last will and testament to carry out illegitimate descendants.
the provisions of the decendant’s will. B. Surviving spouse
C. Illegitimate children and their
Administrator is a person appointed by descendants, legitimate or
the court and performs the same duty, illegitimate.
in lieu of an executor, if the latter
Secondary compulsory
D. Legitimate parents and legitimate
ascendants. They inherit only in
default of A.
E. Illegitimate parents ( no other
descendants). They inherit only in
default of A and C.
Order of priority
1. Legitimate children or descendants
2. Legitimate parents or ascendants
3. Illegitimate children or descendants
4. Surviving spouse
5. Brothers and sister, nephews and
nieces
6. Other collateral relatives within 5th
degree.
7. State