I e-filed a return for my father who passed away. He had no spouse at his death. form 1310 was included, but I'm unclear on whether I need to sign it and mail it in.

techman05 · ‎July 25, 2020

macuser_22 · ‎July 25, 2020

You will just have to wait and see what the IRS says. Don't do anything until they ask for it. The entire return should have been mailed and signed with your name as personal representative of the deceased as instructed in the IRS publication. There is no way to sign an e-filed return properly.

Suggest that you read IRS Pub 559 (Survivors, Executors, and Administrators) for a lot of good information about filing and signing the final return and estate return and other requirements.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p559.pdf

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I e-filed a return for my father who passed away. He had no spouse at his death. form 1310 was included, but I'm unclear on whether I need to sign it and mail it in.