Are Attorney Fees For Estate Work Tax Deductible For The Deceased’s Widow?

Date : February 1st, 2010Category : Tax Attorney Long IslandAuthor : Editor4 Comments

Spouse died in 2006. Are attorney fees for setting up the trust documents, retitling assets to trusts, meeting with the PR, POA and Trustee tax deductible for the survivor?

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  1. skip

    Yes. Absolutely.
    Estate planning expenses are tax deductible as Legal Fees Re: Preservation of Income as a Miscellaneous deduction, subject to the 2% limitation of AGI.

    February 1, 2010 7:37 pm | #1
  2. aavouche

    The estate gets the deduction.

    February 1, 2010 7:57 pm | #2
  3. bold4bs

    No, but the ARE deductible by the estate if the estate is large enough to have a tax liability.

    February 1, 2010 8:03 pm | #3
  4. Bostonian In MO

    Nope. Perhaps the estate can deduct them, however.

    February 1, 2010 8:22 pm | #4