1041 U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts 2025
A Check all that apply:
Decedent's estate
Simple trust
Complex trust
Qualified disability trust
ESBT (S portion only)
Grantor type trust
Bankruptcy estate-Ch. 7
Bankruptcy estate-Ch. 11
Pooled income fund
B Number of Schedules K-1 attached (see instructions)
Name of estate or trust (If a grantor type trust, see the instructions.)
Name and title of fiduciary
First Name
Last Name
Address of fiduciary
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
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Afghanistan
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American Samoa
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Anguilla
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The Bahamas
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Morocco
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Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
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Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
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Peru
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Poland
Portugal
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Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
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Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
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Sierra Leone
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Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
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Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
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Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
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United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
C Employer identification number
D Date entity created
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
E Nonexempt charitable and split-interest trusts, check applicable box(es).
Described in sec. 4947(a)(1).
if not a private foundation
Described in sec. 4947(a)(2)
F Check applicable boxes:
Initial return
Final return
Amended return
Net operating loss carryback
Change in trust's name
Change in fiduciary
Change in fiduciary's name
Change in fiduciary's address
1
G(1) Check here if the estate or filing trust made a section 645 election
G(2) Trust TIN
Income
1 Interest income
2a Total ordinary dividends
b Qualified dividends allocable to: (1) Beneficiaries
(2) Estate or trust
3 Business income or (loss). Attach Schedule C (Form 1040)
4 Capital gain or (loss). Attach Schedule D (Form 1041)
5 Rents, royalties, partnerships, other estates and trusts, etc. Attach Schedule E (Form 1040)
6 Farm income or (loss). Attach Schedule F (Form 1040)
7 Ordinary gain or (loss). Attach Form 4797
8 Other income. List type and amount
9 Total income. Combine lines 1, 2a, and 3 through 8
Deductions
10 Interest.
2
Check if Form 4952 is attached
11 Taxes
12 Fiduciary fees. If only a portion is deductible under section 67(e), see instructions
13 Charitable deduction (from Schedule A, line 7)
14 Attorney, accountant, and return preparer fees. If only a portion is deductible under section 67(e), see instructions
15a Other deductions (attach schedule). See instructions for deductions allowable under section 67(e)
b Net operating loss deduction. See instructions
16 Add lines 10 through 15b
17 Adjusted total income or (loss). Subtract line 16 from line 9
18 Income distribution deduction (from Schedule B, line 15). Attach Schedules K-1 (Form 1041)
19 Estate tax deduction including certain generation-skipping taxes (attach computation)
20 Qualified business income deduction. Attach Form 8995 or 8995-A
21 Exemption
22 Add lines 18 through 21
Tax and Payments
23 Taxable income. Subtract line 22 from line 17. If a loss, see instructions
24 Total tax (from Schedule G, Part I, line 9)
25a Current year net 965 tax liability paid from Form 965-A, Part II, column (k) (see instructions)
b First installment of section 1062 applicable net tax liability. Enter amount from Form 1062, line 15
26 Total payments (from Schedule G, Part II, line 19)
27 Estimated tax penalty. See instructions
28 Tax due. If line 26 is smaller than the total of lines 24, 25a, 25b, and 27, enter amount owed
29 Overpayment. If line 26 is larger than the total of lines 24, 25a, 25b, and 27, enter amount overpaid
30 Amount of line 29 to be: a Credited to 2026
30b Refunded
If completing line 30b, also complete lines 30c, 30d, and 30e.
30c Routing Number
30d Type
Checking
Savings
Sign Here
Signature of fiduciary or officer representing fiduciary
Date
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
EIN of fiduciary if a financial institution
May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown below?
Yes
No
Paid Preparer Use Only
Preparer's name
First Name
Last Name
Preparer's signature
Date
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
3
Check if self-employed
PTIN
Firm's name
Firm's EIN
Firm's address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Phone no.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
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Schedule A Charitable Deduction. Don't complete for a simple trust or a pooled income fund.
1 Amounts paid or permanently set aside for charitable purposes from gross income. See instructions
2 Tax-exempt income allocable to charitable contributions. See instructions
3 Subtract line 2 from line 1
4 Capital gains for the tax year allocated to corpus and paid or permanently set aside for charitable purposes
5 Add lines 3 and 4
6 Section 1202 exclusion allocable to capital gains paid or permanently set aside for charitable purposes. See instructions
7 Charitable deduction. Subtract line 6 from line 5. Enter here and on page 1, line 13
Schedule B Income Distribution Deduction
1 Adjusted total income. See instructions
2 Adjusted tax-exempt interest
3 Total net gain from Schedule D (Form 1041), line 19, column (1). See instructions
4 Enter amount from Schedule A, line 4 (minus any allocable section 1202 exclusion)
5 Capital gains for the tax year included on Schedule A, line 1. See instructions
6 Enter any gain from page 1, line 4, as a negative number. If page 1, line 4, is a loss, enter the loss as a positive number
7 Distributable net income. Combine lines 1 through 6. If zero or less, enter -0-
8 If a complex trust, enter accounting income for the tax year as determined under the governing instrument and applicable local law
9 Income required to be distributed currently
10 Other amounts paid, credited, or otherwise required to be distributed
11 Total distributions. Add lines 9 and 10. If greater than line 8, see instructions
12 Enter the amount of tax-exempt income included on line 11
13 Tentative income distribution deduction. Subtract line 12 from line 11
14 Tentative income distribution deduction. Subtract line 2 from line 7. If zero or less, enter -0-
15 Income distribution deduction. Enter the smaller of line 13 or line 14 here and on page 1, line 18
Schedule G Tax Computation and Payments (see instructions)
Part I — Tax Computation
1a Tax on taxable income. See instructions
1b Tax on lump-sum distributions. Attach Form 4972
1c Alternative minimum tax (from Schedule I (Form 1041), line 54)
1d Amount from Form 4255, Part I, line 3, column (q)
1e Total. Add lines 1a through 1d
2a Foreign tax credit. Attach Form 1116
2b General business credit. Attach Form 3800
2c Credit for prior year minimum tax. Attach Form 8801
2d Bond credits. Attach Form 8912
2e Total credits. Add lines 2a through 2d
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1e. If zero or less, enter -0-
4 Tax on the ESBT portion of the trust (from ESBT Tax Worksheet, line 17). See instructions
5 Net investment income tax from Form 8960, line 21
6a Amount from Form 4255, Part I, line 3, column (r)
6b Recapture tax from Form 8611
6c Other recapture taxes:
7 Household employment taxes. Attach Schedule H (Form 1040)
8 Other taxes and amounts due
9 Total tax. Add lines 3 through 8. Enter here and on page 1, line 24
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Schedule G Tax Computation and Payments (see instructions) (continued)
Part II — Payments
10 Current year's estimated tax payments and amount applied from preceding year's return
11 Estimated tax payments allocated to beneficiaries (from Form 1041-T)
12 Subtract line 11 from line 10
13 Tax paid with Form 7004. See instructions
14 Federal income tax withheld. If any is from Form(s) 1099, check here
15 Current year net 965 tax liability from Form 965-A, Part I, column (f) (see instructions)
16 Payments from Form 2439
17 Payments from Form 4136
18a Elective payment election amount from Form 3800
b Other credits or payments (see instructions)
c Section 1062 applicable net tax liability. Enter amount from Form 1062, line 14
19 Total payments and section 1062 net tax liability deferred. Add lines 12 through 18c. Enter here and on page 1, line 26
Other Information
Other Information
Rows
Yes
No
1 Did the estate or trust receive tax-exempt income? If "Yes," attach a computation of the allocation of expenses.
2 Did the estate or trust receive all or any part of the earnings (salary, wages, and other compensation) of any individual by reason of a contract assignment or similar arrangement?
3 At any time during calendar year 2025, did the estate or trust have an interest in or a signature or other authority over a bank, securities, or other financial account in a foreign country? See the instructions for exceptions and filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114. If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country (BELOW)
4 During the tax year, did the estate or trust receive a distribution from, or was it the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust? If "Yes," the estate or trust may have to file Form 3520 and/or ensure that the foreign trust files Form 3520-A. See instructions
5 Did the estate or trust receive, or pay, any qualified residence interest on seller-provided financing? If "Yes," see the instructions for the required attachment
For (6), (7) and (8), see below.
9 Are any present or future trust beneficiaries skip persons? See instructions
10 Was the trust a specified domestic entity required to file Form 8938 for the tax year? See the Instructions for Form 8938
11a Did the estate or trust distribute S corporation stock for which it made a section 965(i) election?
11b If "Yes," did each beneficiary enter into an agreement to be liable for the net tax liability? See instructions
12 Did the estate or trust either make a section 965(i) election or enter into a transfer agreement as an eligible section 965(i) transferee for S corporation stock held on the last day of the tax year? See instructions
13 At any time during the tax year, did the estate or trust (a) receive (as a reward, award, or payment for property or services); or (b) sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of a digital asset (or a financial interest in a digital asset)? See instructions
14 ESBTs only. Does the ESBT have a nonresident alien grantor? If "Yes," see instructions
15 ESBTs only. Did the S portion of the trust claim a qualified business income deduction? If "Yes," see instructions
1 Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest income and exempt-interest dividends $
3 If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country
6 If this is an estate or a complex trust making the section 663(b) election, check here. See instructions
7 To make a section 643(e)(3) election, attach Schedule D (Form 1041), and check here. See instructions
8 If the decedent’s estate has been open for more than 2 years, attach an explanation for the delay in closing the estate, and check here
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