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Question: Can I amend an Estate SS-4 from Calendar to Fiscal Year? How?

I am executor of my Dad’s estate. When first applying for the EIN, I made the estate a calendar year entity without realizing the tax consequences. I would have several more months before having to deal with tax issues if I could amend the SS-4 from calendar year to fiscal year reporting. Can a qualified YA member tell me how? I have searched the engines and the IRS.gov site.

No offense, but only those with qualifications to answer please. Thanks all.

Answer: You don’t need to ‘amend’ the SS-4, as it does not bind the estate to the tax year you chose. The only thing that binds the tax year is the actual filing of the first tax return (form 1041). This is true even if you’ve already filed an extension showing calendar year.

That said, the IRS does have in its computers that the estate is a calendar year, so will assume the return is late if it doesn’t receive anything by April 15. If you get a letter asking for a return, don’t worry. Just file the return for the year you want.

Note that the first tax year cannot be longer than 12 months. For example, the tax year for the estate of a person who died April 7, 2007 could end at the end of any month from April 2007 through March 2008.

One last thing, the above all refers to the INCOME tax returns of the estate. Generally, an estate tax return must be filed on Form 706 as well, if the estate had gross assets in excess of the applicable exclusion amount ($2,000,000 for 2007).

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Question: **FAST help finding Jingle Bells in German & Spanish?!**?

I am lookin to download versions of Jingle bells in German, Spanish, and possibly Czech for a local dance team’s float in our city Christmas parade. I have searched for “Cascabel” and the German version, “Ein kleiner weisser Schneemann”, and am getting nothing. Does anyone know of artists that perform these songs that can help narrow my search? I know Roy Black does the German version… nothing comes up when I search for it on limewire. Any famous artist versions available?!

Thank you in advance.
OKAY. I apologize for leaving this out.
- Obviously I have searched on Google. I am finding nothing. That is why I need more information. If it were that simple I would not be here.
Thanks.
I need the actual audio to it, not the lyrics. I am looking to download it onto a cd to play at the parade. Thanks.

Answer: Try doing a search under "villancicos" on your download place (limewire?) That's the spanish word for xmas carols. I found one on Itunes by Parchis and another one by Los Niños Cantores de Navidad.

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