Handling payroll typically involves sending out payslips to employees. A payroll is a company's list of its employees, but the term is commonly used to refer to: 1  the total amount of money that a company pays to its employees.  a company's records of its employees' salaries and wages, bonuses, and withheld taxes.
Deceased Taxpayer. If a taxpayer died before filing the return, the. taxpayerâs spouse or personal representative. may have to file and sign a return for the person. who died. A personal representative can be. an executor, administrator, or anyone who is in. charge of the decedentâs property.
A person named as executor of a will is responsible for carrying out someoneâs wishes about how his property is dispersed after death. The person making the will chooses the executor and names him in the will. He can appoint an individual or an institution, such as a bank or trust company, to act as executor. The executor must see to it that all debts and taxes are paid from the deceasedâs estate and that whatever is left is distributed, as specified in the will, to people and organizations named in it as beneficiaries.