MESNE PROFITS. The word âMesne Profitsâ can be understood as rents or profits accruing during the rightful ownerâs exclusion from his land. Justice Low of the British Columbia Court of Appeal adopted these words relating to âMesne profits.
Responsibilities to Government. An executorâs main responsibility to government is to pay the required taxes. According to the American Bar Association, there are usually two kinds of tax returns that you must file. The first is a personal return on behalf of the decedent, and the second is for the estate. In order to file a tax return for the estate, the executor must first apply for a new tax identification number.
In general, your duties are to collect, protect, manage, and control the assets of the estate, pay the debts of the decedent, pay all taxes due from the decedent and the estate, and distribute the balance of the estate according to the will or, if there is no will, in accordance with the laws of intestate succession under the California Probate Code.