Kernrechtsfrage
Whether tax owed by the deceased is a personal debt of the heir or a deductible estate liability.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The tax debt is not a personal debt of the heir; it is a personal debt of the deceased and is therefore deductible from the estate.
Extrahierte Begründung
A debt owed by the deceased retains its character as the deceased's personal obligation. It does not transfer as a personal debt of the heir, but it reduces the net estate.