What tax forms do I need if my father passed passed away and left me and my sister a house in his will?

[BESTax]

While I understand you are seeking answers, please remember that not everyone on here is a credentialed tax preparer.

Unfortunately,  there is very limited information about your scenario, which would not be sufficient to provide professional advice. 

You mentioned the will was not probated, but noted an attorney help transfer the title to you and your sister. You also noted papers were sent to the court.  I would reach out to the attorney, who is familiar with the case.  They can refer you if necessary. 

[RobertB4444]

If all you are worried about is a house that you inherited and you have already been to the attorneys who processed the inheritance and they transferred ownership to you and your sister then you don't have any tax issues.

@BESTax is right that there can be multiple legal issues with inheritances and you should check with the attorneys that processed your father's will and dealt with your inheritance if you have any further questions about that.

An estate tax return is a done for earnings that someone has after they pass away.  If your father only left the house then you don't need to worry about an estate tax return.  But it never hurts to ask the attorneys who dealt with your father's will about that as well.

A final tax return refers to your father's last tax return for the last year he was alive.  If he was required to file a tax return then as his executors that is your job now.  If he was not required to file a tax return then you don't need to worry about it either.

When and if you and your sister sell the house that you have inherited there will be tax issues involved.  The most important thing you need to have in order to deal with those issues in case they come up is how much the house was worth when your father passed.  That is information that the attorneys should be able to give you as well.  You just need to save that information in a drawer somewhere until you sell the house.

@Ineedhelp2157 

[Ineedhelp2157]

we had a lawyer help us, it was not a court case.

the papers were filed with the court so it would be known to them that me and her were the new owners.

This was to prevent probate, we hired th lawyer to prevent probate before probate ever entered the picture at all.

[Ineedhelp2157]

Thank you all, if my father did the taxes for this year, then died later. ( which it seems to be be what happened LAST year. when he died. would I get tax papers NEXT year (The one after this year) in the mail?

And is it possible for someone to do the taxes of one year and the next year and then send them in? That could explain why I never got taxes to fill out this year.

the house is NOT for sale, Ever. Even if the building and all objects in and on the estate turn to dust And the site becomes a target for mother nature herself continuous radioactive, fiery lighting strikes from the skies in a constant, unending manner lasting every nanosecond of all day and night, of every day of every month, of every year, until the sun explodes. The estate will still NOT be for sale.

Unless someone if willing to pay no less than $300 trillion dollars per square inch of the land at 1 square inch at a time. All in separate transactions per square inch with all forms signed stamped and sealed in triplicate per form and notarized by at least 12 different notary services,  especially even if there is absolutely no need to do so with a one month waiting period per transaction of one square inch. Then, and only then will I consider selling. Maybe.

[AmyC · Accepted solution]

1. The one thing that everybody in this thread agrees on is that just inheriting the house is not taxable. 

You should review Publication 559, Survivors, Executors, and Administrators.

2. You should get forms for the portion of the year your father lived. If he passed in 2022, any pension or other income statement will come to the executors (you and your sister) once you have notified the issuers and provided the death certificate. The IRS has a quick  How Do I File a Deceased Person program. It is very detailed and may give you additional information.

3. No, you can't do taxes a year ahead.

Enjoy the house and land and I am very sorry for the loss of your father.