When a taxpayer dies, there are certain returns that still need to be filed, a responsibility that falls onto the personal representative.
Personal Representative
Under state law, a personal representative is the person appointed by a court to administer an estate. The term includes both executors (appointed when decedent has a will) and administrators (appointed in the absence of a will). A personal representative nominated in a will has no authority over estate assets unless appointed by a court.
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