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Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts

The fiduciary of a domestic decedent's estate, trust, or bankruptcy estate uses Form 1041 to report:

  • The income, deductions, gains, losses, etc., of the estate or trust;
  • The income that is either accumulated or held for future distribution or distributed currently to the beneficiaries;
  • Any income tax liability of the estate or trust; and
  • Employment taxes on wages paid to household employees.

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Form 1041
Instructions for Form 1041 (HTML)

Form 1041-A, U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable Amounts


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Schedule D (Form 1041), Capital Gains and Losses
Instructions for Schedule D (Form 1041) (HTML)

SCHEDULE D-1 (Form 1041), Continuation Sheet for Schedule D

Schedule I (Form 1041), Alternative Minimum Tax—Estates and Trusts
Instructions for Schedule I (Form 1041) (HTML)

SCHEDULE J (Form 1041), Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex Trusts

Schedule K-1 (Form 1041), Beneficiary’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc.

Form 1041-ES, Estimated Income Tax for Estates and Trusts

Form 1041-T, Allocation of Estimated Tax Payments to Beneficiaries

Form 1041-V, Payment Voucher

Form 8453-F, U.S. Estate or Trust Income Tax Declaration and Signature for Electronic Filing

Form 8879-F, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Form 1041

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