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Publication 559
Survivors, Executors, and Administrators
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Introduction, Useful Items and Important Changes
For use in Preparing 2008 Returns

Personal Representative

Duties
Fees Received by Personal Representatives

Final Return for Decedent

Filing Requirements
Income To Include
Exemptions and Deductions
Credits, Other Taxes, and Payments
Name, Address, and Signature
When and Where To File
Tax Forgiveness for Armed Forces Members, Victims of Terrorism, and Astronauts
Filing Reminders

Other Tax Information

Tax Benefits for Survivors
Income in Respect of a Decedent
Deductions in Respect of a Decedent
Estate Tax Deduction
Gifts, Insurance, and Inheritances
Other Items of Income

Income Tax Return of an Estate— Form 1041

Filing Requirements
Income To Include
Exemption and Deductions
Credits, Tax, and Payments
Name, Address, and Signature
When and Where To File

Distributions to Beneficiaries From an Estate

Income That Must Be Distributed Currently
Other Amounts Distributed
Discharge of a Legal Obligation
Character of Distributions
How and When To Report
Bequest
Termination of Estate

Form 706

Comprehensive Example

Final Return for Decedent
Income Tax Return of an Estate—Form 1041

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