The IRS on Thursday issued Notice 2011-82 to alert executors of the estates of decedents dying after Dec. 31, 2010, of the need to file a Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping ...

Complete the Form 706 - Part I: Provide general information about the decedent and the estate. - Part II: Calculate the tax due. - Schedules A through U: Report specific assets, deductions, and ...

The IRS posted a draft version of Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, on Friday.The draft form for the first time addresses portability of a deceased spouse’s ...

On Aug. 16, the Internal Revenue Service released a draft version of a revised Form 706 (the 706), “United States Estate (and Generation Skipping Transfer Tax) Return.” It didn’t release ...

Recommend filing the IRS Form 706 Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return to elect portability. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. ... must complete Part 6 of IRS Form 706.

Robert Powell: What is Form 706 and what do you need to know about it? Here to talk with me about that is Colleen Carcone, who is the Director of Wealth Planning Strategies at TIAA. Colleen ...

Under this simplified method the executor makes the portability election by filing a complete and properly prepared Form 706 on or before the fifth anniversary of the decedent's date of death and ...

As a general rule, Form 706 is due within nine months of the deceased spouse's death, or fifteen months if an extension of time to file the return, Form 4768, is timely filed. I.R.C. Section 6075 ...

5. Complete the Form 706 - Part I: Provide general information about the decedent and the estate. - Part II: Calculate the tax due. - Schedules A through U: Report specific assets, deductions, and ...