My wife's mother died in 2020. Her will requested that after the sale of her house certain amounts were to be given to charities and two two nieces. My wife sold the house and sent checks to the charities and nieces. We are taking the donations to the charities as a charitable deduction (allowed in our state). Can she deduct the bequests to her nieces?
Do the bequests go as charitable deductions or as decrease in the proceeds from the sale of the house?
