Who Needs IRS Form 1041- QFT?
Form 1041 — QFT or as it is called the U.S. Income Tax Return for Qualified Funeral Trusts is designed for trustees or their authorized representatives with QFT status. In other words, this is a form to be filed by the trustees and trusts that were elected to be taxed as a qualified funeral trust. To qualify as a QFT a trust must meet the following requirements:
- The trust appeared as a result of the cooperation with a person who runs a business or provides funeral or burial services
- If the purpose of the trust is to invest and hold funds in the trust and use them to pay for funeral services
- The trust was elected to be qualified as a QFT
What is IRS Form 1041- QFT for?
The form serves to report total annual income qualified funeral trusts have earned for the year. The form can be used to report information for one trust or for several trusts with the same trustee.
Is IRS Form 1041- QFT accompanied by other forms?
Whether you are filing a composite form for a single trust or for several trusts, you must attach the statement with the following information:
- The Beneficiaries’ or the owner’s names.
- The type and the amount of income earned by the QFT for the year
- The type and amount of the deduction
- The tax and payments for the QFT
- The termination date of the QFT.
When is IRS Form 1041- QFT due?
The form must be filed by April 18th, 2017. The composite return has the same deadline even if the QFT was terminated during the year. If you file a form for a short year, complete it by the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of the short year. The form can be filed only on business days.
How do I Fill out IRS Form 1041- QFT?
The form is short yet full of calculations. Enter general information in part 1. This is trust identification information, address and EIN. Part 2 requires detailed income computations. At the bottom of the form, there is a place for a signature and some fields for paid preparer’s use only.
Where do I send IRS Form 1041- QFT?
The form is filed with the IRS by mail. The exact address is given in the instructions to the form.