State Property: Duty to Pay Municipal Taxes When Heirs Are Minors and Funds Are Blocked
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
State Property: Duty to Pay Municipal Taxes When Heirs Are Minors and Funds Are Blocked
English:
Question #1976:
My husband passed away. He had some money in his bank account which is blocked by the bank upon his death. The municipality declared that we should pay some duty on his business building for issuing permit for construction of the building and so on; otherwise, they will close it. All my children are minors and we cannot afford paying the taxes and duties. Is it obligatory for us to do so?
Answer #1976:
Municipality duties and legal taxes should be paid according to the governmental laws. As a result, if it is due on the deceased person to pay such duties and taxes, it is obligatory to pay it from the whole estate before spending the third of the estate and dividing the rest. If it is related to the heirs, they should pay it from their own property.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of State Property