In this case, they are deductible only for determining the taxable estate for federal estate tax purposes and must be claimed on IRS Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping ...

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No, the IRS does not allow individual taxpayers to deduct funeral expenses on Form 1041. Only estates filing Form 706 are eligible to deduct funeral expenses.