Hi,
My father-in-law had a solicitor appointed as his executor of will, however, they've stated they don't do tax returns and have now just fully distributed the funds without factoring in the possibility of a tax liability.
When we queried it, they informed us to do it ourselves. This is a pain in the butt because everything needs to be signed by them, and all request for PAYG summaries, etc., have to go through them.
What is our best course of action? The tax return won't be complex, and as an accountant, I am comfortable doing it myself, but it just seems a bit off that a key role of the executor of will wasn't undertaken or handled properly. Not to mention the time to take to send forms back and forth between myself and the solicitor for signature.
Any help on how to approach it?
My father-in-law had a solicitor appointed as his executor of will, however, they've stated they don't do tax returns and have now just fully distributed the funds without factoring in the possibility of a tax liability.
When we queried it, they informed us to do it ourselves. This is a pain in the butt because everything needs to be signed by them, and all request for PAYG summaries, etc., have to go through them.
What is our best course of action? The tax return won't be complex, and as an accountant, I am comfortable doing it myself, but it just seems a bit off that a key role of the executor of will wasn't undertaken or handled properly. Not to mention the time to take to send forms back and forth between myself and the solicitor for signature.
Any help on how to approach it?