@RPini wrote:
.....I'd like to file now but the only existing 1041 forms from the IRS are for 2020 and prior years.
You can use the 2020 forms for a tax year beginning in 2021 and file now if:
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The estate or trust has a tax year of less than 12 months that begins and ends in 2021, and
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The 2021 Form 1041 isn't available by the time the estate or trust is required to file its tax return. However, the estate or trust must show its 2021 tax year on the 2020 Form 1041 and incorporate any tax law changes that are effective for tax years beginning after 2020.
See https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1041#idm140229151930800
Note that if you use the 2020 edition of TurboTax Business, you will have to print and mail your return since you will have to manually write the 2021 dates on the forms and schedules.
