Deducting administration expenses at the first death
By Jason S. Ornduff & Georgia Loukas Demeros
Trusts and Estates,
August 2008
If an estate elects to deduct its administration expenses on the estate tax return and those administration expenses exceed the amounts deducted, then the excess amounts can be deducted on the estate’s income tax return. However, a statement must accompany the estate’s income tax return notifying the IRS that the administration expenses exceed those deducted on the estate tax return and that the estate waives its right to deduct the excess expenses on the estate tax return.
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