One of the essential steps in the probate process is filing an inventory of all the assets that are part of the estate. This job is the responsibility of the executor, and it’s often no small feat. It ...

An executor is responsible for filing income tax returns on behalf of a decedent. The executor generally steps into the shoes of the decedent, having all the same tax election opportunities that the ...

Recognizing the need to provide some administrative relief to executors (that is, the person responsible for tax filings) of estates of decedents who died during 2010, the Internal Revenue Service ...