Sample: Final Accounting of Decedent's Estate (Ariz. Maricopa PBIPF53f style) for the Estate of Eleanor M. Doe

Everything about this estate is made up except the format. Every figure below is produced by the ledger from ordinary entries (a house sold at a gain, dividends, the funeral bill, two distributions), and it balances to the penny. Yours would look like this, with your numbers.

Estate of Eleanor M. Doe
SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONAIN MARICOPA COUNTY

Another county’s own caption is substituted by hand.

In the Matter of: Eleanor M. DoeA Deceased PersonCase Number:

FINAL ACCOUNTING OF DECEDENT’S ESTATE

NOT a court form; Arizona prescribes none for a personal representative’s accounting. Modeled on the Maricopa County Self-Service Center’s Final Accounting of Decedent’s Estate (PBIPF53f, rev. 05/30/25), A.R.S. § 14-3933(A)(3).

Pima County’s own blank differs; its accounting adds a Schedule of Gains and a Schedule of Losses and shows distributions in a separate instrument.

This form is provided for the personal representative to summarize the financial transactions of the Decedent’s Estate. This form is not filed with the Court. Send copies of this form to all distributees or heirs of the Estate.

This is the final accounting for this estate. This accounting covers the period from November 14, 2025 (date) to August 31, 2026 (date).

This draft covers the administration to date. When distribution is complete it is the full written account sent to the distributees before the closing statement (A.R.S. § 14-3933(A)(3)), or the final account filed with a petition for complete settlement (§ 14-3931).

Account Summary

Complete Lists A-D first, then enter the total from each list on this summary.

A The beginning balance of the Decedent’s account from LIST A, page 3$731,360.61
B. PLUS the money I received during this period of time on behalf of the Decedent (Person who Died) from LIST B, page 3+$21,347.57
C. MINUS the money I have spent during this period as itemized in LIST C, page 4-$32,801.87
D. EQUALS the ending balance of the property of the Decedent as itemized in LIST D, page 6 (Total)=$719,906.31

LIST A: Beginning Balance

Itemization of assets of the Decedent at the beginning of the account period. If the estate owes debts on any property listed below, indicate the payee, principal balance, interest rate, and payoff date for each debt.

The ledger records no debts on property.

Checking, savings, and money market accounts

DescriptionValue
Checking account, First National Bank$18,240.17
Savings account, First National Bank$42,500.00

Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

DescriptionValue
Brokerage account, Vanguard$186,320.44

Life insurance received by the Estate

DescriptionValue
$ ________

Personal property: Automobiles

DescriptionValue
2021 Subaru Outback$17,800.00

Personal property: Household property

DescriptionValue
Household furnishings and personal effects$6,500.00

Personal property: Art or jewelry

DescriptionValue
$ ________

Personal property: Other

DescriptionValue
Life insurance policy payable to the estate$50,000.00

Real property

DescriptionValue
214 Maple Street, house and lot$410,000.00

LIST A TOTAL: $731,360.61

Enter total beginning value of Estate here and at LINE A on page 1.

LIST B: Money Received During This Account Period

List all sources of income for the Decedent’s estate during the account period.

Maricopa’s own form has no gain-or-loss line and never says how a sale reconciles, so this print posts a sale’s gain here, in LIST B, and its loss in LIST C: the one reading that lets LIST A plus LIST B, minus LIST C, equal LIST D. A preparer who instead enters the full sale proceeds here must also remove the sold item’s inventory value by hand.

DatePayerDescriptionAmount
Jan 15, 2026Guardian LifeSold at its carried value, no gain or loss: Life insurance proceeds received ($50,000.00)$0.00
Jan 31, 2026Vanguard BrokerageQuarterly dividend$412.55
Feb 10, 2026Property found after the inventory (supplementary inventory, A.R.S. § 14-3708): Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box$2,150.00
Feb 20, 2026State FarmRefund of unused homeowner's insurance premium$340.00
Mar 31, 2026First National BankSavings interest$63.12
Apr 22, 2026Meridian Title Co. (closing)Gain on sale: Sale of 214 Maple Street (sold for $427,500.00, carried at $410,000.00)$17,500.00
Apr 30, 2026Vanguard BrokerageQuarterly dividend$398.20
Jun 30, 2026First National BankSavings interest$61.80
Jul 31, 2026Vanguard BrokerageQuarterly dividend$421.90
Total$21,347.57

TOTAL: $21,347.57

Enter total amount of money received here and at LINE B on page 1.

LIST C: Money Spent

List transactions occurring on behalf of the Decedent during the account period.

DatePayeePurposeAmount
Nov 22, 2025Riverside Funeral HomeRiverside Funeral Home$8,940.00
Nov 23, 2025The Local GazetteObituary notice$312.00
Dec 1, 2025Overlook Medical CenterFinal medical bill$1,208.40
Dec 5, 2025PSE&GUtilities$210.00
Dec 9, 2025Surrogate's CourtFiling fee for letters testamentary$128.57
Dec 15, 2025Doe & Associates, Esq.Attorney fee for estate administration$2,400.00
Dec 20, 2025Cornerstone AppraisalsReal property appraisal$450.00
Jan 5, 2026State FarmHomeowner's insurance$1,140.00
Jan 5, 2026PSE&GUtilities$235.00
Jan 10, 2026Chase Card ServicesCredit card payoff$2,214.90
Jan 15, 2026Surrogate's CourtFiling fee for the inventory$95.00
Jan 20, 2026Green Acres LandscapingLawn care and snow removal$620.00
Feb 1, 2026County Tax CollectorProperty tax$3,860.00
Feb 5, 2026PSE&GUtilities$248.00
Mar 5, 2026PSE&GUtilities$260.00
Apr 15, 2026U.S. TreasuryFederal fiduciary income tax (Form 1041)$1,080.00
Jul 15, 2026Daniel R. Doe, executorExecutor commission$9,400.00
Total$32,801.87

TOTAL: $32,801.87

Enter total amount of money spent here and at LINE C on page 1.

Fees have no line on this form; they run through the separate Fee Statement and Proof of Mailing. A personal representative fee paid during the period prints here, as an ordinary Money Spent row.

LIST D: Value of the Decedent’s Property at the End of the Account Period

Itemization of assets of the Decedent at the end of the account period. If the estate owes debts on any property listed below, indicate the payee, principal balance, interest rate, and payoff date for each debt.

Checking, savings, and money market accounts

DescriptionValue
Cash and estate bank accounts (per ledger)$387,135.87
Cash distributed to distributees or heirs during the period$120,000.00

Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

DescriptionValue
Brokerage account, Vanguard$186,320.44

Life insurance received by the Estate

DescriptionValue
$ ________

Personal property: Automobiles

DescriptionValue
2021 Subaru Outback distributed in kind to Michael Doe$17,800.00

Personal property: Household property

DescriptionValue
Household furnishings and personal effects$6,500.00
Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box$2,150.00

Personal property: Art or jewelry

DescriptionValue
$ ________

Personal property: Other

DescriptionValue
$ ________

Real property

DescriptionValue
$ ________

LIST D TOTAL: $719,906.31

Enter final value of Estate here and at LINE D on page 1.

DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY

Provide information for all distributees or heirs of the Estate, provide descriptions of property distributed, and the value of the property distributed. Property descriptions should match the descriptions provided in LIST D, above.

Distributee or Heir (Name and Address)Property DescriptionValue
Michael Doe
Address:
2021 Subaru Outback$17,800.00
Sarah Doe
Address:
Cash$60,000.00
Michael Doe
Address:
Cash$60,000.00
Total$137,800.00

PROPERTY REMAINING IN THE ESTATE

(Money may be retained by the Estate to cover final costs like accounting fees or taxes.)

The value of the property remaining in the Estate, if any, is $582,106.31.

I intend to use the remaining property to address the final costs of the estate as follows:

Daniel R. Doe
Personal Representative
Date: ____________

Signed, not notarized: the form’s own convention, unlike the Inventory.

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