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I am doing a return for a dead relative. they driver's license was taken with the body by the police. I can't e-file. who should sign the return ?

 
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bwa
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I am doing a return for a dead relative. they driver's license was taken with the body by the police. I can't e-file. who should sign the return ?

The decedents Executor or personal representative should sign.  If there's no appointed personal representative and there's no surviving spouse, the person in charge of the decedent's property must file and sign the return as "personal representative."


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bwa
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I am doing a return for a dead relative. they driver's license was taken with the body by the police. I can't e-file. who should sign the return ?

The decedents Executor or personal representative should sign.  If there's no appointed personal representative and there's no surviving spouse, the person in charge of the decedent's property must file and sign the return as "personal representative."


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