My sister's husband passed away in 2020. His company
paid out his accrued vacation/sick pay via a 1099-MISC statement made out "To the estate of ...". My sister had to deposit this into a bank acct in the name of "Estate of ...."
which only earned less than $100 in 2020. She has been using these funds to pay for cremation, lawyer fees, medical bills, his loan payment on car in his name, etc.
My question is: would the $'s on the 1099-MISC get reported on a normal 1040 tax return or does she need to file a 1041 estate return. Like I said, the earnings on the account was less than $100 for the year.
