Deductions & credits

We are just trying to get to the end.  This process has gone on for 2 years and we have not objected to anything else because we did not want to put whatever there was at more financial risk.  I am retired and we will get to the end ok probably, but others in the family (on the wife's side) could use a fair settlement.  It appears to me that the PR on the deed holders side is attempting to make sure that there is no money for the step mother's children left by the time she gets done.  The court did not order her to use the wrong death date.  We just don't know how to file taxes for the mother's estate and can't find anything online to tell me how.  I have tried numerous times to find someone to actually talk to from the IRS with no luck.  As PR for the mother my wife has an obligation to do the best she can to do what her mothers' wishes were for the benefit of her siblings.