accrued interest upon death

Yes.

Yes, assuming it was taxable to begin with had the decedent received it.

Yes, assuming it was taxable to begin with had the decedent received it.

As it is IRD, you should be asking how much estate tax was it subjected to. The formula for computation is in IRC Section 691(c).

Thanks for the reply. How can 2 and 3 both be yes? If the decedent pays income tax on accrued yet unpaid interest at the time of his death, how can the heirs be subject to income tax on that exact same accrued interest, once paid to them?

Thanks for the cite re IRD.

Because it can be paid only once. Taxable amounts paid to the decedent before he dies are taxed to him, and paid to the heirs after he dies are taxed to them.

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Had the decedent received it, it would have been taxable; but since it's accrued and unpaid, nobody has yet received it.

And it was specified that it was not paid to the decedent, yet you said it was taxable to him.

That is, for the current set of questions, 3 gets "Yes" and 2 gets "No".

Seth

yeah, I got that Seth. Sometimes yes means no, for some folks. Thanks for clarifying for any others finding this thread in the future.