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United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

OMB 1545-0015 · TREAS/IRS.

OMB 1545-0015

The federal estate tax is a tax on the transfer of property at death. It is applied to estates for which at-death gross assets ("gross estate") plus adjusted taxable gifts exceed the filing threshold. Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provides the rules and requirements for estate taxes. IRC section 2001 imposes a tax on the transfer of the taxable estate of every decedent who was a citizen or resident of the United States. Chapter 13 of the IRC provides rules and requirements for certain generation-skipping transfers (GST). IRC section 2601 imposes a tax on a GST. Form 706 and related forms are used to report and compute both taxes. IRC section 2603(a)(2) provides that the GST tax imposed on a direct skip from a trust must be paid by the trustee (not the estate). This information collection request (ICR) covers the actual reporting burden associated with preparing and submitting the prescribed return forms, by executors required to file Form 706 and any of its affiliated forms.

The latest form for United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return expires 2028-08-31 and can be found here.

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United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

Federal Enterprise Architecture: General Government - Taxation Management

Form 706-QDTU.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic TrustsFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch MBequests, etc., to Surviving SpouseFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch IAnnuitiesFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch LNet Losses During Administration and Expenses Incurred in Administering Property Not Subject to ClaimsFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch JFuneral Expenses and Expenses Incurred in Administering Property Subject to ClaimsFillable PrintableForm
Form 706-NAUnited States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return Estate of Nonresident Not a Citizen of the United StatesFillable PrintableForm
Form 706-GS(T)Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for TerminationsFillable PrintableForm
Form 706-GS(D-1)Notification of Distribution From a Generation-Skipping TrustFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch HPowers of AppointmentFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch GTransfers During Decedent's LifeFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch FOther Miscellaneous Property Not Reportable Under Any Other SchedulesFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch EJointly Owned PropertyFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch CMortgages, Notes, and CashFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch BStocks and BondsFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch AReal EstateFillable PrintableForm
Form 706-GS(D)Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for DistributionsFillable PrintableForm
Form 706-CECertificate of Payment of Foreign Death TaxFillable PrintableForm and instruction
Form 706-AUnited States Additional Estate Tax ReturnFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch UQualified Conservation Easement ExclusionFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch TSection 2032A Property ValuationFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch R-1Generation-Skipping Transfer TaxFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch QCredit for Tax on Prior TransfersFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch PCProtective Claim for RefundFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch PCredit for Certain Foreign TaxesFillable PrintableForm
Form 706United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnPrintable OnlyForm
Form Sch WContinuation Schedule for Form 706 SchedulesFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch RGeneration-Skipping Transfer TaxFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch OCharitable, Public, and Similar Gifts and BequestsFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch KDebts, Mortgages, and LiensFillable PrintableForm
Form Sch DInsurance on the Decedent's LifeFillable PrintableForm

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