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February 8, 2020
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1099-C for 1041

  • February 8, 2020
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I am the trustee of my mother's estate. She passed away in Feb 2018. I completed a tax return for her using TurboTax Download Software last year. In 2019, she had one last credit card debt forgiven, and I received a 1099-C. From what I read on TurboTax, it said for me to download TurboTax Business to file a 1041 for the trust and include the 1099-C info. However, I am on TurboTax business right now and there are no 1099-C forms. Feel like I should just get a refund on the software and just have HR Block help me. 

 

What is the correct process here?

 

Thanks

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Employee
February 8, 2020

@pggolf wrote:

What is the correct process here?


It should probably be reported as Other Income on the 1041.

 

See https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/help-articles/help/reporting-form-1099-c-on-form-1041/00/3876

March 29, 2020

I had a similar problem.  I bought the business version of Turbo Tax because i am the administrator of an estate.  I have three 1099-c associated with my filing a 1041 (estate).  I am unable to find the form and the instructions I am following do not work.  Can i get some help here?

Critter
Employee
March 29, 2020

FIRST look at the 1099-C ... whose number is on those forms ?   The estate's EIN  ?  Or the decedent's SS# ? 

March 29, 2020

The number on the 1099 c is the decedents SSN and not the EIN.