Specialized Returns | Chapter 50

Trusts and Estates

Product specification for EA Part 1 Trusts and Estates, mapped to the Specialized individual returns SEE domain.

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This page defines the chapter architecture. It is not yet the final textbook chapter, question bank, or reviewed practitioner reference.

Last reviewed: June 5, 2026. Tax law through: December 31, 2025. Students must verify current IRS limits, forms, and instructions before testing.

Lessons

6

Question target

50

Flashcard target

100

Case studies

5

Decision trees

4

Illustrations

5

Required lessons

Grantor Trusts

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Simple Trusts

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Complex Trusts

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Estate Income Tax

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Distributable Net Income

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Beneficiary Reporting

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Question and flashcard standard

Each chapter target is 50 chapter questions and 100 flashcards before cumulative and simulation pools. Questions must include correct-answer explanations, wrong-answer explanations, topic tags, difficulty, IRS concept references, and review dates.