What to submit no later than March 21
TRUSTS:
- QuickBooks file, if applicable
- Rental or other Income
- Rental expenses, if applicable
- 1099 Forms (Ex: 1099-INT, 1099-R, 1099-B, etc.)
Some of these will be included in your year-end Investment statements
- K-1 Forms from corporations or partnerships
- Form 1098-Mortgage Interest
- Real Estate Taxes paid
- Dates and amounts of estimated tax payments you made
- Professional services fees (attorney, executor, estate fees)
- Cost basis for Sales of Securities. If you had > 10 sales for the year, please download the transactions into an Excel worksheet. Request a template from us if you don’t have one.
- Charitable donations (separately list cash and non-cash)
- HUD statements for properties purchased or sold
- For properties sold: Form 1099-S, original purchase price, list with costs of improvements
- Any other tax forms and/or miscellaneous deductions
- If new client: Trust document (if testamentary trust, the will may be the trust document) and a copy of last year’s tax return, if applicable
Other information will be required and we will work with you on a personalized basis
ESTATES – below is a short list:
If we are handling the filing of an estate for a family member, you may have already provided us with what we need.
- Administration Related
Copy of Death Certificate (notarized not required)
IRS Estate EIN Letter (all pages)
IRS Form 56 Signed
Copy of the Will
Copy of all Trust Documents
Letters of Administration
Letters Testamentary (appointment if the personal representative)
Community Property Agreement
Business Agreements
List of Beneficiaries (including name, social security number, relationship)
Safe Deposit Box (location and contents)
Life Insurance IRS Form 912 for each policyTax Related
Copy of the last personal tax return filed on behalf of the decedent
Government forms for the current tax year if available (W2s, 1099s, etc.)
Copies of any Gift Tax Returns filed by the decedent
Estate Inventory (assets and debts)
Copies of Appraisals
Jointly owned Property
Farm and Farmland
Out of State Property
Foreign Accounts and Property
List of all income and expenses (funeral, attorney and administrative expenses)
List of current and prior spouses (name, Social Security number, marriage/divorce date, date of death)
Other information will be required and we will work with you on a personalized basis
GIFTS (in excess of $15,000 per person):
- Donee’s (recipient’s) name, SSN, address, relationship to you
- Amount of each gift
- Date and descriptions of the gifts
If gift(s) of securities made, provide the CUSIP numbers
Other information will be required and we will work with you on a personalized basis.
How do I submit my documents?
Option #1: Digitally
To protect your confidentiality and to give you a handy way to share documents and files safely, you may upload your tax records to your personalized file cabinet. Unlike email, this method of file-sharing and storage is highly secure and password-protected.
You can access your file cabinet by logging in at www.accountabilityservices.com. Go to Client Access. You will be transferred immediately to your file cabinet page.
It’s quick and easy to upload your documents:
- Go to the Documents tab
- Click the + Upload Files button
- Navigate to your files on your hard drive and Upload
Once you have uploaded ALL of your tax documents to your file cabinet, please notify us! Send an email to TaxTeam@accountabilityservices.com. At that point, we will know we have everything from you and we can start.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please DO NOT send files to us via email. We cannot guarantee either the security or the confidentiality of any files you transmit via email.
Option #2: Drop-off, Mail or Fax
You can always deliver your documents and information to us via traditional, hard-copy ways.