My dear friend's 21 year old daughter died on January 5. Can she, the mother file the daughters taxes? If so, how does she go about doing that? The daughter was not married at the time of her death so being single the next living relative is her mother. She did receive the daughters W-2's but now what? Thank you for your responses in advice from not only me but her mother.
2007-02-06 13:41:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Yes see can file but you have to include Form 1310 if there is a refund coming.
You should get her a copy of Pub 559 from www.irs.gov
2007-02-06 13:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Nusha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THe advice above is OK. If she worked even for a few days in 2007, she may qualify to file for 2007 as well. She may actually be a dependent for someone in 2007 because she didn't earn over $3500. So be careful in filing a "final return" because Social Security and the IRS will take the SSN out of circulation and someone won't be able to claim this dear child in 2007.
Per the IRS rules, a living person who dies during the tax year (even on January 1) is considered to have lived the entire tax year!
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2007-02-06 22:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by WealthBuilder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 'final return' must be filed by whoever is administering the estate. See the link below for more information about how to do this.
2007-02-06 22:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋