April 15th is almost here and almost everyone is dealing with tax filings. When a loved one passes away you not only have to worry about filing their income tax return, but you also have to determine whether they owe estate taxes. To make it more confusing, estate tax filings are not due on April 15th - they are due 9 months from the date of death. So now that you know WHEN estate taxes are due, how do you know IF estate taxes are due? Federal estate taxes will be due if a