Form 8971 Filing Unhappiness

The IRS has now issued a final Form 8971 and instructions. If you recall, this Form is newly required by executors of estates filing a Form 706 (federal estate tax return). The Form requires a schedule for each beneficiary which lists the assets received by the beneficiary and the estate tax value of those assets. The purpose is to put documentation in the hands of the beneficiary to allow it to calculate basis in the received assets. This will allow the beneficiary to calculate gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the assets received…