How to File Income Tax for a Deceased Taxpayer - AARP You might need to also file a separate estate income tax return for the deceased, using Form 1041, if their estate earned money after the person died Assets such as stocks, bonds, savings accounts and rental property that were owned solely by the deceased pass into the estate during the probate process before being distributed to heirs
Checklist for What to Do After Someone Dies - AARP If the deceased will be buried in a cemetery, you’ll want to find out how the cemetery is maintained Sometimes small country cemeteries rely on family members to maintain the grounds and graves Get a friend or relative who is a wordsmith to write an obituary
Can I Collect a Deceased Spouses Social Security and My Own? - AARP Social Security will not combine a late spouse's benefit and your own and pay you both When you are eligible for two benefits, such as a survivor benefit and a retirement payment, Social Security doesn’t add them together but rather pays you the higher of the two amounts
8 Important Benefits Veterans’ Survivors Should Know - AARP The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced changes to streamline the benefit application process for survivors and dependents of deceased veterans The changes are meant to make obtaining benefits easier during what’s often a complicated and emotionally overwhelming time
7 Things to Know About Survivor Benefits for Children - AARP Widows and widowers make up most recipients of survivor benefits, but if your partner dies, your kids could also be eligible for monthly payments “These benefits provide a source of income to eligible children of deceased parents, helping to replace lost parental earnings and support the child’s basic needs,” Basso says