you can pick either the date the person dies or 12/31 year end.
You also have to file within 9 months of death - unless an extension is filed.
What if the person dies on February 1st, and elects a 12/31 year end. They would have to file a return in 9 months, and then another one at year end for the gap income/expenses? I can just see the exam trying to trick us.





