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posted Dec 8, 2022 8:22:45 PM

Deducting a decedent's state income taxes on the estate's 1041

The decedent died in late 2021.  When the date-of-death return was filed in April 2022 a substantial state income tax was due, which the decedent's estate paid.  Is that payment deductible by the estate on its 2022 form 1041?

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Level 15
Dec 9, 2022 6:21:52 AM

Yes, if paid in the estate's 2022 tax year.

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Level 15
Dec 9, 2022 6:21:52 AM

Yes, if paid in the estate's 2022 tax year.