When a family member dies, the deceased person's surviving spouse or other representative is often faced with a cascade of tasks, choices, and emotions. Taxes may seem like a distant concern when ...

In the year that a taxpayer dies there may still need to be one or more tax returns that are required to be filed after their death. The need for these filings is dependent upon the income that the ...

The saying goes that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes but you might not be surprised to find out that taxes still take priority over death. When a loved one passes away, someone still ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ashley L. Case, J.D., LL.M., writes about tax and estate planning. The death of a loved one is a deeply emotional time, but it ...

Upon a death in the family, there will likely be a number of unpleasant tasks to perform, including filing taxes for deceased loved ones. Because death and taxes are inevitable, there’s a good chance ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...