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Very sorry for your loss. No, do not use your own online account. When you use online software, you get one return per fee. Each return needs its own amount and user ID. Create an account to use for your father's return.
Once you have an account set up for the decedent, please see this TurboTax tips article and this help article for more details regarding filing a return for a deceased person. In the Personal info section of TurboTax, a question appears asking if the person for whom the return is being filed has died.
Upon the death of a taxpayer, a new taxpaying entity—the taxpayer's estate—is born to make sure no taxable income falls through the cracks. Generally, income is taxed either:
If a Form 1041 is needed because the deceased's estate or trust receives income of $600 or more (such as from assets not yet distributed), you would need TurboTax Business to prepare that return.
The filing of the deceased taxpayer's final return usually falls to the executor or administrator of the estate, but if neither is named, then the task needs to be taken over by a survivor of the deceased. The final return is filed on the same form that would have been used if the taxpayer were still alive, but "Deceased:" is written at the top of the return followed by the person's name and the date of death. The deadline to file a final return is the tax filing deadline of the year following the taxpayer's death.
Please also see IRS Topic No. 356 - Decedents.
I am sorry for your loss.
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