State and Federal Tax Deadlines for Arizona Personal Representatives
Here’s a check list of IRS and Arizona forms and due dates for executors, administrators, and personal representatives.
Form No. |
Title |
Due Date |
SS-4 (IRS form) |
Application for Employer Identification Number |
As soon as possible. The identification number is needed to collect assets, open accounts, and file returns. |
56 (IRS form) |
Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship |
As soon as all necessary information is available. |
72 (Arizona form) |
Application for Waiver of Tax |
No specific deadline. Form 72 is to be used only when an estate meets the filing requirement for filing a federal estate tax return and the return has not been prepared and property is selling. |
210 (Arizona form) |
Notice of Assumption of Duties in a Fiduciary Capacity |
No specific deadline. Used to notify the Arizona Department of Revenue of the creation or termination of a fiduciary relationship for a decedent’s estate. |
706 (IRS form) |
United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return |
Nine months after decedent’s death. |
706-CE (IRS form) |
Certificate of Payment of Foreign Death Tax |
Nine months after decedent’s death. To be filed with Form 706. |
706-GS(D) (IRS form) |
Generation-Skipping Transfer for Distributions |
See form instructions. |
706-GS(D-1) (IRS form) |
Notification of Distribution from a Generation-Skipping Trust |
See form instructions. |
706-GS(T) (IRS form) |
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for Terminations |
See form instructions. |
706-NA (IRS form) |
United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, Estate of Nonresident Not a Citizen of the United States |
Nine months after date of decedent’s death. |
706-QDT (IRS form) |
United States Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic Trusts |
April 15 of the year following any calendar year in which taxable were made. |
709 (IRS form) |
United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return |
Generally, April 15 following the calendar year when the gifts were made. If the donor died during the year in which the gifts were made, return is due not later than earlier of : (1) due date (with extensions) for filing donor’s federal estate tax return; or (2) April 15 of the year following the calendar year when the gifts were made. See Treas. Regs. Section 25.6075-1 for more information. |
712 (IRS form) |
Life Insurance Statement |
Part 1 to be filed with estate tax return. |
1040 (IRS form) |
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return |
Generally, April 15 of the year after death. |
1041 (IRS form) |
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return |
Fifteenth day of 4th month after end of estate’s tax year. |
1041-ES (IRS form) |
Estimated Income Tax for Estates and Trusts |
Generally, April 15, June 15, Sept. 15, and Jan. 15 for calendar-year filers. |
4768 (IRS form) |
Application for Extension of Time to File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Taxes |
See form instructions. |
4810 (IRS form) |
Request for Prompt Assessment Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6501 (d) |
As soon as possible after filing Form 1040 or Form 1041. |
4868 (IRS form) |
Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return |
Generally, April 15 of the Year after death, If return had not been filed for calendar year prior to decedent’s death, and decedent dies before April 15, Form 4868 must be filed by April 15 of that year. |
5495 (IRS form) |
Request for Discharge from Personal Liability Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6905 |
After Filing the returns listed on this form. |
7004 (IRS form) |
Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Business Income Tax, Information and Other Returns |
On or before the due date of the applicable tax return. For Forms 1041 that are due to be filed after Dec. 31, 2008, the automatic extension period has been reduced from 6 months to 5 months. |
8855 (IRS form) |
Election to Treat a Qualified Revocable Trust as Part to an Estate |
Fifteenth day of 4th month after end of estate’s tax year. |
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