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Who Signs a deceased persons tax return
In regards to a Final Income Tax Return, per the IRS, "if a personal representative has
been appointed, that person must sign the return. If it is a joint return, the surviving spouse
must also sign it.
If no personal representative
has been appointed, the surviving spouse (on a
joint return) signs the return and writes in the
signature area “Filing as surviving spouse.”
If no
personal representative has been appointed
and if there is no surviving spouse, the person
in charge of the decedent's property must file
and sign the return as “personal representative.
For more information, please click this IRS link: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p559.pdf
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Who Signs a deceased persons tax return
In regards to a Final Income Tax Return, per the IRS, "if a personal representative has
been appointed, that person must sign the return. If it is a joint return, the surviving spouse
must also sign it.
If no personal representative
has been appointed, the surviving spouse (on a
joint return) signs the return and writes in the
signature area “Filing as surviving spouse.”
If no
personal representative has been appointed
and if there is no surviving spouse, the person
in charge of the decedent's property must file
and sign the return as “personal representative.
For more information, please click this IRS link: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p559.pdf
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