The official home page of the New York State Unified Court System. When the person who died (the Decedent) had a Will then the Will must be filed in Surrogate's Court and admitted (approved) for probate.All owners of business personal property must complete and return a personal property declaration to the Assessor no later than November 1st annually. A trust is the right to real or personal property which one party (the trustee) holds for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). You may download Franklin County tax forms here. In order to view and print these forms, you must have the Adobe PDF reader installed on your computer. If you do not, the Assessor must assume that you are still operating the business or still own and have failed to declare your taxable personal property. Margaret S. Torrence Commissioner of Revenue 1255 Franklin St., Suite 102. Rocky Mount, VA 24151. The Franklin County Tax Assessor's Office is responsible for listing and assessing business and professional property for ad valorem taxation.