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SOI Tax Stats - Income from Trusts and Estates

 

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The U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts (Form 1041) is used to report the income, deductions, gains, and losses of estates and trusts, as well as distributions to beneficiaries and income tax liability. Entities are classified into types based on their purpose. These types include:
  • decedent's estates
  • simple trusts
  • complex trusts
  • qualified disability trusts
  • electing small business trust (ESBT)
  • grantor type trust
  • bankruptcy estates
  • pooled income funds

Statistical Tables    SOI Bulletin Articles          Other IRS Data


Statistical Tables

The following tables are available as Microsoft Excel®  files.  A free Excel viewer is available for download, if needed.

Fiduciary Returns - Sources of Income, Deductions, and Tax Liability
    Classified by: Tax Status and Size of Gross Income
    Filing Years: 2007     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001      1998

    Classified by: Type of Entity
    Filing Years: 2007     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001      1998 

 

Projections

For selected tax returns, including the Form 1041, IRS's Office of Research produces annual forecasts of the number of returns that will be filed in future years.
    Projections of Returns to be Filed in Future Calendar Years

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SOI Bulletin Articles

The following are available as PDF files.  A free Adobe® reader is available for download, if needed.

  • Fiduciary Income Tax Returns

               2003-2004          1997          1982 

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Other SOI Data on Trusts

Form 5227 is an information return filed by split-interest trusts, those who make distributions to both charitable and noncharitable beneficiaries, while providing tax benefits to their donor.  Certain charitable trusts, those treated as private foundations except that they are not exempt from income taxes, annually file Form 990-PF.

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Other IRS Data and Related Links

For tax administration data on this topic, as well as other types of taxes, choose from the links below.
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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: October 29, 2008