You don't enter estate info in your 1040. It goes into the Estate 1041. Make sure you use the Estate TIN and not a SSN in the 1041. As long as the total value of the estate is under $5 Million (check this) you don't have to report inheritance on your federal return. The numbers are different for each state. We reported bonds under the estate number as executor, but used SSN instead of TIN, and got an IRS bill for $10K. We refiled using correct number and showed that we did not receive the total distribution. 1041a shows distribution. As long as it is part of an inheritance, and does not exceed the max, you don't include it in your income. I am not a CPA, so you should check this, but it is what we did, and it was accepted.
