You need Form 1310.
After
you've filled out the return, go to search f inside your program, type in "Form 1310" and click the "Jump to" link.
This will take you to
the Complete a Claim for Refund screen.
Answer Yes and follow the
onscreen instructions.
The chore of filing
the taxpayer's final return usually falls to the executor or administrator of
the estate, but if neither is named, a survivor must do it. The return is filed
on the same form that would have been used if the taxpayer were still alive,
but "deceased" is written after the taxpayer's name. The filing
deadline is normally April 15 (April 18 for Tax Year 2017) of the year
following the taxpayer's death.
If married, the
executor usually files a joint return, but the surviving spouse can file it if
no executor or administrator has been appointed.
If an executor or
administrator is involved, he or she must sign the return for the decedent.
When a joint return is filed, the spouse must also sign. When there is no
executor or administrator, whoever is responsible for filing the return should
sign the return and note that he or she is signing "on behalf of the
decedent." If a joint return is filed by the surviving spouse alone, he or
she should sign the return and write "filing as surviving spouse" in
the space for the other spouse's signature.
If a refund is due,
there's one more step. You should also complete and file with the final return
a copy of Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased
Taxpayer. Although the IRS says you don't have to file Form 1310 if you are a
surviving spouse filing a joint return, you probably should file the form
anyway to head off possible delays.
Note that you can
e-file a return for the deceased. If the return has a refund, you can still
e-file the tax return and mail Form 1310 separately or you can mail the form
with the complete tax return.
