There are no POD or TOD designations on the accounts. Japan has already allocated these accounts to the beneficiary-spouse, and taxed the worldwide estate, including the balances of these accounts, already. When this is the case, would the IRS process of getting a Transfer Certificate (form...
This is the case. Japan-side legal process involves lawyers, but when there is no contest of the will and the Japan statutory provisions for the division of sitius (Japan located) real property, it is an out-of-court agreement among all the heirs.
Thanks for your response. I shall look...
US citizen passes away in Japan. Spouse, the sole beneficiary of a US-Minnesota executed will, is also a US citizen. Spouse goes through the Japanese legal process (very fast!) to succeed to the sitius assets (bank accounts, home, personal properties). The assets of the decedent in the USA...