the more I thought about this the more concerned I am with the approach.
Any INCOME generated by the estate in 2022 has to be reported on Form 1041 and any DISTRIBUTIONS of the INCOME that occurs in 2022 has to be reported on Form 1041 (and then reported to the beneficiaires on a K-1). The estate tax return is a 'pass through' if there are distributions, making the beneficiaries resposnible for reporting the income and paying the tax on their personal tax returm,
From the 1041 instructions (page 29):
"If the estate or trust was required to distribute income currently or if it paid, credited, or was required to distribute any other amounts to beneficiaries during the tax year, complete Schedule B to determine the estate's or trust's income distribution deduction.
Did Dad verbally instruct you to have the estate pay the tax? it may have beeen his wish, but it's not the way the IRS rules work (assuming the income is generated in the same year as the distributions occur). Talk to a tax accountant
