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Hourly rate plus Executor fee

tnunnell — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:01:22 GMT

I was Executor and Trustee for my father's estate and trust. In addition to the state dictated executor fee and a trustee fee, I also was paid an hourly rate to handle the other issues that arose. The amount of the hourly wages came to approximately $70,000. I am wondering if I could/should have this as earned income (to increase my social security in the future). The executor and trustee fees are posted as misc income. Any help is appreciated.

Re: Hourly rate plus Executor fee

Anonymous_ — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:34:54 GMT

@tnunnell wrote:

...The executor and trustee fees are posted as misc income.

Miscellaneous income is precisely what the payments are unless you are a professional fiduciary or were paid a wage for some unrelated work.

Re: Hourly rate plus Executor fee

tnunnell — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:54:48 GMT

I was paid the $70,000 for misc work. Where do I put it? And does it count towards my social security earnings?

Re: Hourly rate plus Executor fee

Anonymous_ — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:09:23 GMT

What type of work? Was this relative to your duties as executor and/or trustee?

If it's miscellaneous income, it does not count toward your social security earnings.

Re: Hourly rate plus Executor fee

tnunnell — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:16:43 GMT

it was anything from cleaning out the house, setting up bank accounts, selling investments, talking with attorneys and accountants, etc.