The IRS issued guidance on Friday for executors who plan to opt out of the estate tax and have carryover basis rules apply for estates of people who died in 2010.
The IRS said an executor who chooses to opt out of the estate tax must file Form 8939, Allocation of Increase in Basis for Property Acquired from a Decedent, by Nov. 15. The IRS said it expected to issue Form 8939, which can currently be viewed in draft form, and related instructions early in the autumn.