DianeW777
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Yes. The check should come to the address on the tax return and in the name of your wife if the Form 1310 has been completed and filed with the tax return.

 

Yes, you can file IRS Form 1310 in TurboTax to claim the tax refund for a decedent return (a return filed on the behalf of a deceased taxpayer). Here's how:

  1. Open the Personal Info section of your return
  2. Answer Yes to I'm preparing this return for Taxpayer, who has passed away and provide the date passed away
  3. Search for form 1310 and select the jump to link
  4. On the Complete a claim for refund screen, select Yes
  5. Continue through the screens. We'll give you the option of paper-filing the form by itself or including it with the decedent's return when filed.
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