{"id":28399,"date":"2026-03-29T14:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/?p=28399"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:37:04","slug":"tax-filing-for-deceased-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/tax-filing-for-deceased-persons\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax filing for deceased persons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28399\" class=\"elementor elementor-28399\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2510c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2510c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78973d\" data-id=\"b78973d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4366004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4366004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are the legal representative (executor, administrator or liquidator) for the estate of a person who died in 2025, you may have to file a 2025 return for that person.<\/p><p>Send the legal document that names you as the legal representative, such as a complete copy of the will, grant of probate or letters of administration, to the CRA.<\/p><p>If there is no legal document naming a legal representative, you may request to be the representative by completing Form RC552, Register as Representative for a Deceased Person.<\/p><p>Send the document to the CRA online using Represent a Client or by mail to the tax centre of the person who died.<\/p><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/individuals\/life-events\/doing-taxes-someone-died.html\">here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Information source from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a568e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a568e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/individuals\/life-events\/doing-taxes-someone-died.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are the legal representative (executor, administrator or liquidator) for the estate of a person who died in 2025, you may have to file a 2025 return for that person. 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