The important thing is to report the income on the correct return. Since the money belongs to the estate, it should be reported on the estate tax return. The worst that could happen is the IRS will request a return for the deceased taxpayer, but that is unlikely if you filed a personal tax return in the year of death reporting the death of the taxpayer.
If you do get a notice requesting a personal tax return reporting the income, you can simply explain that it was already reported on the estate tax return and that should settle the matter.
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