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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I open just one account for joint probates; the petition is joint and your letters testamentary name both decedents. The estate EIN is based on the PR’s social. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gerald Sprute<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 1, 2017 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPT listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>; RPPT listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Joint probate - joint Estate account?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Listmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Husband and wife died within days of each other. If I open a joint probate, can I also open one Estate account? Will the IRS issue an EIN for the joint estate (if so, would you just use one decedent’s social security number), or would each decedent’s estate need a separate EIN? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Has anyone opened an estate account after commencing a joint probate, and how was it handled? One joint account, or two separate accounts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Your input is greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:8.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Jerry Sprute <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Law Office of Gerald A. Sprute<br>P.O. Box 1657<br>Duvall, WA 98019<br>Tel: (425) 892-4079<br>Fax: (425) 844-9151<br><a href="http://www.sprutelaw.com" target="_blank" id=LPNoLP>www.sprutelaw.com </a><br><br><br><br> <br><br> <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'>Confidentiality Notice:</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'> The information contained in this communication is Confidential and may also be Attorney-Privileged.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#000040'>The information contained in this communication is intended for the individual or entity <span class=ecxecxececec462415623-27032009>to</span> whom it is addressed.<span class=ecxecxececec462415623-27032009> </span>If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that unauthorized viewing, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is in violation of the Electric Communications Privacy Act of 1986 as well as the Domestic and International Laws and Treaties. <span class=ecxecxececec462415623-27032009> </span>If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify Gerald Sprute by telephone at 425.892.4079 and delete it from your system.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>