This is a first for me and I am a bit confused
Then you need to STOP! IMMEDIATELY! Your confusion is going to be VERY VERY EXPENSIVE!
Now understand I'm not being insultive here in any way. My intent is to help, not to judge. But it's quite apparent to me that you have no idea what you're doing, and probably don't even realize what you have done that very well may not only be wrong, but could possibly not even be legal if you didn't do it right. Heck, even I can figure it out based on the information provided, because you don't even know what information you yourself need, much less what you may need to provide here in order get a "useful" response.
sold the home to settle the distribution requirements.
Selling the house does not even come anywhere close to satisfying any distribution requirements. But it does create a potential tax liability for the sale, depending on whose name was on the deed prior to the closing on the sale.
You need to stop and seek professional help immediately. Doing things wrong as the legally recognized/appointed administrator will cost "YOU PERSONALLY" in the form of fines, late fees, interest on past due tax liabilities and more. All of that adds up fast, and adds up to a very high dollar amount that makes the cost of professional help seem like a pittance in comparison. As the administrator of the estate, mistakes are not paid for by the estate. They are paid by "YOU" out of "YOUR" pocket. So I am urging you for the sake of your own finances, as well as those you may (or may not) inherit from the estate, SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP IMMEDIATELY!
I don't know what you deadline is for filing the estate return in your case, since the living trust was basically "frozen" as a living trust upon the passing of the person who owned it, but the late filing penalties are STEEP and come out of 'YOUR" pocket. So get professional help and get on this right now.
If you get professional help, then it is perfectly possible for the trust to pay for that help. But if you do this on your own and screw it up, the trust does NOT pay for that. *YOU* pay for it.
