You should keep receipts for the following expenses which are deductible on the PA Inheritance Tax Return and the PA final PA-41 fiduciary return:

1. Funeral costs including luncheon and head stone;
2. Attorney, Accounting and Appraisal fees and Real Estate Commissions;
3. Final medical bills;
4. Final utility bills including cable, internet, telephone, gas and electric;
5. Costs incurred to sell assets of the estate including real estate taxes and property insurance;
6. Probate Fees paid to the Register of wills;
7. Probate publication fees;
8. Executor Travel Expenses;
9. Cost of a Posting a Bond;
10. Debts of the Decedent;
11. Federal and Pa Income Tax paid with final income tax returns.

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