Thank you for the rapid reply. I have read that information (which is nice and succint) as well as the relevant portions in IRS instructions 559 and 1040 each of which have pieces of the puzzle. However, the IRS documents all state that the personal representative signs the returns. For an e-file within turbotax, there is no way for me to sign the return as personal representative. If there was a statement somewhere that my signature as personal rep is considered to added to the form by the IRS if I enter last year's AGI or some other information within turbotax, I would efile. But I can't find any language like that within turbotax, so I will mail them in.
Similarly the state return I am filing (Maryland) requires a letter of administration to be attached, but there is no way to include this within turbotax, so I have to mail that return as well.
