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Submitted By: someone
Answered: October 5, 2017 10:09 pm
Answered: October 5, 2017 10:09 pm
Someone I know died in January 2017. Must a tax return be filed for him?
An income tax return must be filed for a decedent if his/her gross income for the year of death was over the filing threshold based on the person’s filing status at the time of death. A surviving spouse may be able to file a joint tax return with the decedent.
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A revenue ruling is the Commissioner’s “official interpretation of the interpretation of the law” and generally is binding on revenue agents and other IRS officials. Taxpayers generally may rely on published revenue rulings in determining the tax treatment of their own transactions that arise out of similar facts and circumstances.
