What You Should Know: 1  Some state taxpayers qualify for free electronic filing. Check out some options the Georgia Department of Revenue recommends and see if you qualify.  If you file paper returns, don't send the forms by certified mail. This slows the processing.
Your bf has to prove that he is the executor to his father's estate before he can cash any checks made payable to his deceased father. You really need to talk to a lawyer about this. You have to have the death certificate and proof that you are the beneficiary.. sign the dads name and under dads name he needs to sign his name.
Basically, you file a regular tax return as if the person were still alive. For the year in which they died, you include income and deductions only up to the date of death. At the top of the first page put JOHN SMITH DECEASED 1/1/2009.. Attach Form 1310 to the return to tell the IRS who to send a refund check to.