Understand that TurboTax Business is really bare bones and programmed for the typical scenarios in terms of trusts and estates. If you need to make a specific allocation that is atypical, you ne...
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Understand that TurboTax Business is really bare bones and programmed for the typical scenarios in terms of trusts and estates. If you need to make a specific allocation that is atypical, you need to know what you're doing and use Forms Mode to do so. Frankly, there have been several scenarios over the years which absolutely required Forms Mode in order to complete an accurate 1041. It may be expensive to use a service (tax professional, accountant, attorney, et al), but that would ensure the return is prepared and filed correctly and, frankly, those of us who draft trusts are aware (or should be) that an expense is involved with ensuring the proper distribution of income and assets as well as account maintenance (including state and local taxation issues).