After you file

The estate is settled.

If you closed the Estate Bank Account right away, that is a mistake.

You would need it if anything came up, like an Income Tax refund check.

Or any other Assets or  Income that may have been overlooked or not yet paid out.

 

EX- Executor

ADM - Administrator

 

when properly filed, a last tax return refund is made payable to "Estate of <deceased>"