Death And Taxes When Is A Tax Return Required For A Deceased Estate?
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Executors of deceased estates are often confused about whether and when to lodge tax returns on behalf of the deceased person and their estate.
Ask yourself: if these were your own personal financial affairs would you have an obligation to lodge an income tax return?
The Deceased (and their representative) has fundamentally the same requirements to lodge a return as any individual taxpayer.