People Eligible To Receive a Railroad Tax Refund

RB-21 (12-18)

The railroad tax refund is paid to an employee's survivors according to the following priorities:

The widow(er) of the employee who was living with the employee at the time of the employee's death. If there is no qualified widow(er), the unpaid railroad tax refund can be paid to:
the employee's children. If no children survive the employee, the unpaid railroad tax refund can be paid to:
the employee's grandchildren. If no grandchildren survive the employee, the unpaid railroad tax refund can be paid to:
the employee's parents. If no parents survive the employee, the unpaid railroad tax refund can be paid to:
the employee's brothers and sisters. If no brothers and sisters survive the employee, the unpaid railroad tax refund can be paid to:
the employee's estate.

If there is more than one person in the category of people to whom the unpaid railroad tax refund is being paid, the unpaid railroad tax refund will be split equally among all the qualified people in that category.

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