@taxdean wrote:
Then there were payments for final medical bills and funeral expenses of the deceased; also utilities during the period when the condo was not yet sold. I am guessing that professional fees associated with the estate tax returns and attorneys fees are deductible.
Funeral and medical expenses are not deductible on Form 1041.
See https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1041
However, expenses for preparation of fiduciary income tax returns, the decedent's final individual income tax returns, and all estate and generation-skipping transfer tax returns are fully deductible (same link).
