Form 1041, Line by Line - 4 CE

4 IRS CE/CTEC/NASBA CPE*

Form 1041 can be intimidating for tax professionals who do not prepare fiduciary income tax returns
every day. This practical program is designed for EAs, CPAs, and small firm tax professionals who need
a clear, basic, line by line approach to fiduciary income tax preparation.
The course walks through the structure of Form 1041 and the core concepts that drive fiduciary reporting,
including estates and trusts, distributable net income, income in respect of a decedent, beneficiary
reporting, deductions, filing deadlines, and common preparation issues. The emphasis is on helping
practitioners recognize what belongs on the return, where it belongs, and why it matters.

Learning Objectives:
 Identify the basic filing requirements for estates and trusts using Form 1041.
 Recognize the major parts of Form 1041 and the schedules commonly used in fiduciary income tax
preparation.
 Identify common income, deduction, and distribution items reported on Form 1041.
 Recognize the role of distributable net income in fiduciary income tax reporting.
 Distinguish basic reporting issues for estates, simple trusts, complex trusts, and grantor trusts.
 Identify common practitioner issues involving beneficiary reporting, filing deadlines, estimated taxes,
and supporting documentation.

Major Topics:
 Practical line by line review of Form 1041
 Basic estate and trust income tax filing requirements
 Simple trusts, complex trusts, grantor trusts, and estates
 Income, deductions, distributions, and beneficiary reporting
 Distributable net income and income in respect of a decedent
 Common schedules, attachments, filing deadlines, and estimated tax considerations

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*Self-Study recording not available for NASBA CPE credit.

NASBA Field of Study: Taxes

IRS Program #: 7Q3WU-T-00915-26
CTEC Course #: 6248-CE-00262