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Guided fiduciary income tax filing with beneficiary K-1s included.

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Form 1041 — Estates & Trusts

Guided fiduciary income tax filing with beneficiary K-1s included.

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Form 7004 — Business Extension

Get an automatic extension of time to file your business tax return.

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What Is IRS Form 1041?

IRS Form 1041 is the U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts. Executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries use it to report the income, deductions, and distributions of a decedent’s estate or a trust — with a Schedule K-1 issued to every beneficiary who receives distributions.

Estates with annual gross income of $600 or more
Trusts with any taxable income, or $600+ of gross income
Simple and complex trusts, grantor-type trusts, and ESBTs
Beneficiary Schedule K-1s prepared as part of the return
Capital gains, business income, and distribution deductions handled in one guided flow

Deadline: Calendar-year estates and trusts file Form 1041 by April 15; fiscal-year estates file by the 15th day of the 4th month after year end.

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What Is IRS Form 7004?

IRS Form 7004 is the Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File certain business income tax and information returns. Filing it by your return’s due date gives most businesses an automatic extension — no explanation required.

Extends corporate returns (Form 1120 family) and S-corporation returns
Extends partnership returns (Form 1065)
Extends estate and trust income tax returns (Form 1041)
Automatic — the IRS does not require a reason
An extension of time to FILE is not an extension of time to PAY

Deadline: File Form 7004 on or before the original due date of the return you are extending.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a CPA to file Form 1041?

Not necessarily. Our guided flow walks fiduciaries through income, deductions, and distributions step by step, prepares the beneficiary K-1s, and e-files the return — at a flat fee well below typical CPA engagements.

Are beneficiary K-1s included?

Yes. Schedule K-1s for every beneficiary are generated as part of the return at no extra cost.

Is the Form 7004 extension really automatic?

Yes — if it is filed on time with the correct return code, the extension is automatic and the IRS only contacts you if the request is disallowed.

Does Form 7004 extend my time to pay?

No. It extends the time to file the return. Any tax owed is still due by the original deadline, and you can include a payment when e-filing.

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