951-A - Definitions.

§ 951-a. Definitions. When used in this article:    (a)  The  term  "executor"  means the executor or administrator of the  estate of the decedent, or, if there is  no  executor  or  administrator  appointed,  qualified and acting, then any person or entity in actual or  constructive possession of any property of the decedent.    (b)  The  term  "person"  includes  an  individual,   a   trustee,   a  corporation,  an  association,  a  joint-stock company, a partnership, a  limited liability company and a bank.    (c) The term "tangible personal  property"  means  corporeal  personal  property,  including  money  held  for numismatic purposes, and does not  include deposits in banks,  mortgages,  debts,  receivables,  shares  of  stock,  bonds,  notes,  credits,  evidences  of an interest in property,  evidences of debt, or choses in action generally.    (d) The term "persons interested in  the  estate"  shall  include  all  persons who may be entitled to receive or who have received any property  or  interest  which  is required to be included in the gross estate of a  decedent, or any benefit whatsoever with respect to any such property or  interest, whether under a will, or intestacy, or by reason of any of the  transfers,   trusts,   estates,   interests,    rights,    powers    and  relinquishments of powers which are required to be included in the gross  estate.    (e)    The  term  "taxpayer"  means the estate of the decedent and any  other person subject to or liable for any tax imposed by this article.