Executors file this form to report the final estate tax value of property distributed or to be distributed from the estate, if the estate tax return is filed after July 2015. This form, along with a copy of every Schedule A, is used to report values to the IRS. One Schedule A is provided to each beneficiary receiving property from an estate. Current Revision Form 8971PDF Instructions for Form 8971 (Print VersionPDF) Recent Developments IRS approves temporary use of e-signatures for certain forms -- 28-AUG-2020 Update to Where To File Address for Form 8971 -- 06-AUG-2020 Taxpayer Relief for Certain Tax-Related Deadlines Due To Coronavirus Pandemic -- 14-APR-2020 Other Items You May Find Useful All Form 8971 Revisions About Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative Notice 2016–27, Date for Compliance with Consistent Basis Reporting Between Estate and Person Acquiring Property from Decedent Other Current Products
