I’m using TurboTax to prepare returns for a relative who died.
I’m the "personal representative" for the estate.
IRS Publication 559 says the following about preparing Form 1040:
Write … the personal representative's NAME and address in the ADDRESS field.
In the Personal Info section of TurboTax, I answered YES to this question: I'm preparing this return for Edith who has passed away.
I added my address to the TurboTax address field.
But TurboTax does not provide any place to add my name as personal representative.
So when e-filing the return, it’s impossible to follow instructions in Publication 559 which say my name should be added to the address line.
TurboTax says it’s OK to e-file an after-death return.
So I would assume many people have successfully e-filed returns for deceased relatives without having their name on the address line.
But it makes me wonder why TurboTax omits information from the return that the IRS clearly says should be added.
Is it OK to e-file the return even though my name does not appear anywhere on it?
