A good start would be to consult with an attorney that is familiar with estate law where YOU live. It is different in different places, and there is no better answer that we could offer at this time.
That will depend on how the IRA was set up. It might not be required if your are the listed beneficiary of the IRA.
In fact, this is how most wills are set up. They pay out a percentage of the estate. For example, if the estate was worth $100,000.00 and a beneficiary was to receive 15% of the estate, they would receive $15,000.00.
Debts are one of the primary reasons someone should open an estate. A debtor can ask the court to set up an estate to handle such things. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
An estate should be set up as soon as possible. Any one can pass on anytime and the estate needs to be set up.
In most cases that will be a responsibility of the estate. The executor is supposed to file taxes for the deceased and the estate.
A decedent's estate is made up of any property they owned at the time of death.
Only if they guaranteed the bills or debts. The estate needs to be set up to handle the debts. If there are no assets in the estate, it can close the debts.
Send them a copy of the death certificate letting them know that there will be no estate set up and consider it a closed matter.
The only way to legally take over your parents house is by a deed, Will or through the state laws of intestacy. If your parent has died their estate must be probated.
Debts are one of the primary reasons someone should open an estate. Those that are owed money can ask the court to establish an estate. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
The deceased's ESTATE is due ALL pay and benefits that are owed up to the time of the death. The 'executor' of the estate may have to approach the deceased's employer to collect these benefits however.
The state will set up the estate, since there are no beneficiaries, the state will take over all property.