Virginia Probate Tax Return is a form used by the Virginia Department of Taxation to collect probate taxes due from the estate of a deceased person. Probate tax is based on the value of the decedent's assets and is typically due within nine months of the decedent's death. There are two types of Virginia Probate Tax Return forms: Form EST-1 and Form EST-2. Form EST-1 is the Virginia Estate Tax Return, which must be filed if the decedent's estate is subject to Virginia estate tax. Form EST-2 is the Virginia Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return, which must be filed if the decedent made any gifts or transfers during his or her lifetime that are subject to Virginia's generation-skipping transfer tax.