WITAXLADY Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 so we filed an extension for estate return widow calling and needs his estate tax done/filed... as she says it costs her $1,000 every time she has to ask for an extension? 1 - she is married to him - so it would be be their estate - hers not his to file? 2 - what would cost $$ to file and $1,000?! is she being scammed? He had a guardian prior to his passing and was filiing mfs - ??? but they were living together... Any light on this? Thx d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 If he passed, it's HIS estate. She might be adminstrator/rep/executor/whatever-they-call-it. Filing an extension should cost NOTHING - unless maybe if she's getting a lawyer involved? Is she competent to be the intermediary here? There are SO many problems with your question that all my alarm bells are going off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITAXLADY Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 more info - yes it cost her $11o0 to have the atty file until June 1 - but if they are married - WI is community property - why would it not be hers? I guess I can a - do them - but b - pay less if mfj!! c - call atty but she will get charged?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 You might have just hit on the problem - an attorney filed it. There are so many elements in your original post that I can't jump in and offer anything without further information. And the further information is likely to be horribly complicated. Sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITAXLADY Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 well if it makes any difference - only has interest and soc sec and not enough to be taxable - mfj or mfs - so I guess it doesn't make any difference - this year! Did prior years though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I believe someone here before said, “if another tax preparer can charge X and someone pays for it, so could I”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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