IRC section 685 allows the trustee of a qualified funeral trust to elect to report and pay the tax for the trust. Data is used to determine that the trustee filed the proper return and paid the correct tax.
US Code:
26 USC 685
Name of Law: Treatment of funeral costs.
The new investment tax, under IRC section 1411, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012, will be included on Form 1041-QFT by inserting new lines at 15 and 16 of the form and renumbering the remaining lines to accommodate the additions. P.L. 111-152.
Net investment income tax. For tax years beginning in 2013, an estate or trust may be subject to net investment income tax (NIIT). NIIT is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of an estate's or trust's undistributed net investment income or the excess of the estate's or trust's adjusted gross income over a specified threshold amount. NIIT may need to be included when figuring estimated tax.
The increase of 7,350 burden hours is due to new statute.
$200
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No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Esther Woodworth 202 622-3090
No
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