Electronic filing Form 1041
Posted: 25-Sep-2019 1:54pm
The firm where I work uses Intuit Proseries for electronic filing, but I am not personally involved with the gritty details of how to file electronically.
I have a question about Form 1041 for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for an individual. For years, the IRS has not allowed electronic filing of these returns. The 2018 Proseries program shows an error message if you try to set up one of these for electronic filing.
However, someone here in the office has been told by one IRS employee (a Revenue Agent, not someone actually involved with electronic filing) that it's now possible to file these returns electronically.
I've been going through the IRS web site, but I haven't found anything on the subject.
Note: A Form 1041 return for a Chapter 7 or 11 estate for an individual looks a little weird. It's a Form 1041 with a Form 1040 attached, and the income and deductions are shown on the Form 1040 with the estate being treated as a "married person filing separately".
QUESTIONS
1. Does anyone here know anything about electronic filing of a 2018 Form 1041 for a individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate?
2. More generally; Where is the documentation that would show exactly what kinds of Federal tax returns can and cannot currently be filed electronically?
I have a question about Form 1041 for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate for an individual. For years, the IRS has not allowed electronic filing of these returns. The 2018 Proseries program shows an error message if you try to set up one of these for electronic filing.
However, someone here in the office has been told by one IRS employee (a Revenue Agent, not someone actually involved with electronic filing) that it's now possible to file these returns electronically.
I've been going through the IRS web site, but I haven't found anything on the subject.
Note: A Form 1041 return for a Chapter 7 or 11 estate for an individual looks a little weird. It's a Form 1041 with a Form 1040 attached, and the income and deductions are shown on the Form 1040 with the estate being treated as a "married person filing separately".
QUESTIONS
1. Does anyone here know anything about electronic filing of a 2018 Form 1041 for a individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate?
2. More generally; Where is the documentation that would show exactly what kinds of Federal tax returns can and cannot currently be filed electronically?