Question

Mr. pink died testate. in his will, he names his son, pink, jr., as executor of his estate. after his son declines to serve, his friend, mr. orange, agrees to serve as executor, but was never formally appointed by the court. all of mr. pink's property has been distributed to his wife, mrs. pink. who is the personal representative for purposes of filing form 706?

Answer 1

Filing form 706 is used to calculate and pay income taxes. In this case Mr. Pink Jr. is the one that has to file form 706 as the executor of the descendent's state.