Family Issues
The most frequently asked tax questions related to Family Issues
Income earned after spouse dies
Asked Sunday, September 03, 2000 by an anonymous userCPA Answer:
This is referred to as income in respect to the decedent and is reported on the estate's income tax return, Form 1041, or the beneficiary's tax return.
Estate Tax - custodian accounts
Asked Sunday, September 03, 2000 by an anonymous userCPA Answer:
The value of a custodian account is included in your taxable estate, if you die while acting as a custodian.
Legal fees associated with divorce
Asked Friday, August 18, 2000 by an anonymous userCPA Answer:
Legal fees for the divorce itself and the property settlement are not deducible. However, legal fees to collect taxable income such as alimony are deductible as miscellaneous itemized deductions on Form 1040, Schedule A.