Tax liability of deceased proprietor survives against legal representatives, but only with hearing and speaking order

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....Tax liability of a deceased sole proprietor may be enforced against the legal representatives to the extent of the estate, and death does not extinguish liability for tax, interest or penalty. The operative safeguard is that any adverse determination must be made only after personal hearing and by a reasoned, speaking order. A demand raised in the name of the deceased without hearing the legal representatives is not sustainable. The source also notes that another challenge was not pressed and was left open.....