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The fiduciary of a domestic decedent's estate, trust, or bankruptcy estate uses Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts, 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, employment taxes on wages paid to household employees, and net Investment Income Tax.

The fiduciary of a domestic decedent's estate, trust, or bankruptcy estate uses Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts, 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, employment taxes on wages paid to household employees, and net Investment Income Tax.

Use Form 1041-ES, Estimated Income Tax for Estates and Trusts, to figure and pay your estimated tax. Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that isn¡¯t subject to withholding (for example, earnings from self-employment, interest, dividends, rents, alimony, etc.). In addition, if you don¡¯t elect voluntary withholding, you should make estimated tax payments on other taxable income, such as unemployment compensation and the taxable part of your social security benefits.

Use Schedule D (Form 1041), Capital Gains and Losses, to report the overall capital gains and losses from transactions reported on Form 8949, certain transactions that the estate or trust doesn't have to report on Form 8949, gain from Part I of Form 4797, Sales of Business Property, capital gain or loss from Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, capital gain from Form 6252, Installment Sale Income, capital gain or loss from Form 6781, Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles, capital gain or loss from Form 8824, Like-Kind Exchanges, undistributed long-term capital gains from Form 2439, capital gain or loss from partnerships, S corporations, or other estates or trusts, or a capital loss carryover.

Use Schedule D (Form 1041), Capital Gains and Losses, to report the overall capital gains and losses from transactions reported on Form 8949, certain transactions that the estate or trust doesn't have to report on Form 8949, gain from Part I of Form 4797, Sales of Business Property, capital gain or loss from Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, capital gain from Form 6252, Installment Sale Income, capital gain or loss from Form 6781, Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles, capital gain or loss from Form 8824, Like-Kind Exchanges, undistributed long-term capital gains from Form 2439, capital gain or loss from partnerships, S corporations, or other estates or trusts, or a capital loss carryover.

Use Schedule J (Form 1041) to report an accumulation distribution for a domestic complex trust that was previously treated at any time as a foreign trust (unless an exception is provided in future regulations), or created before March 1, 1984, unless that trust would not be aggregated with other trusts under the rules of section 643(f) if that section applied to the trust.

Use Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) to report a beneficiary's share of the estate's or trust's income, credits, deductions, etc. on your Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

Use Schedule K-1 (Form 1041) to report a beneficiary's share of the estate's or trust's income, credits, deductions, etc. on your Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

A fiduciary and an electronic return originator (ERO) use Form 8879-F, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Form 1041, when the fiduciary wants to use a personal identification number (PIN) to electronically sign an estate¡¯s or trust¡¯s electronic income tax return and, if applicable, consent to electronic funds withdrawal.

Use Schedule I (Form 1041), Alternative Minimum Tax - Estates and Trusts, to figure the estate's or trust's alternative minimum taxable income, the income distribution deduction on a minimum tax basis, and the estate's or trust's alternative minimum tax (AMT).