Death and Taxes: Decedent Tax Attributes, and Estate vs. Trust Fiduciary Returns (MLT871A)

Learn to Manage Taxable Income, Estate or Trust Fiduciary Returns of Decedents

When a taxpayer dies, a new taxpayer is born! The type of taxpayer that is born is directly related to the estate planning of the decedent and the types of assets the decedent owned and how they were titled. Your new tax client will come under the legal and taxation rules specific to the administration of small estates, probate estates or trusts.

This session with taxation expert Vicki Mulak, EA, CFP®, will enable tax professionals to gain competencies in administration of an estate or trust and the associated tax returns, and to brush up their skills with final 1040s and fiduciary returns. Tax professionals just getting their feet wet in this very rewarding area of tax practice will also find this session indispensable. Vicki will provide examples of common scenarios with calculations and completed tax forms. She’ll also provide you with information regarding recent changes affecting how to make a late probability election.

Session Highlights

• Gain competencies in the basic administration of an estate or trust and the associated tax returns
• Recognize the documents associated with court oversight of an estate and order for final distribution
• Increase skill level in preparation of final 1040s for decedents and Forms 1041 for estates and trusts

NASBA & IRS Category of Study: Taxes

Level: Basic

Who Should Attend

• Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
• Enrolled Agents (EAs)
• Other tax professionals involved with decedent and/or fiduciary tax returns
• Tax Attorneys
• Other Tax Preparers
• Finance and Accounting Professionals
• Accounting and Taxation Firms
• Law firms dealing with tax issues
• Accountants