Executor Services

Duties of an Executor

The Executor's duties include:

• Registration of Death, notification of relatives/friends
• Organisation of the funeral
• Collation of information in order to ascertain interests, values and liabilities of the deceased (including tax liabilities etc.)
• Investigating and resolving all outstanding aspects of the Estate
• Negotiation of valuations for all assets (property, shares etc.)
• Complying with all legal and fiscal requirements (completing Affidavits, various Probate Registry and Inland Revenue forms)
• Payment of outstanding Inheritance Tax liability (otherwise Probate won't be granted and your assets won't be released for distribution to the beneficiaries)
• Application for Probate
• ‘Calling in' (identifying and securing) all assets
• Administration of assets (sale or transfer of property, shares, bank/savings accounts)
• Payment of all outstanding bills
• Distribution of the Estate
• Preparation and submission of accounts