Sample: Financial Report (Conn. PC-246 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, distributions to the two beneficiaries), and it balances to the penny. Yours would look like this, with your numbers.

Estate of Eleanor M. Doe · CONNECTICUT PROBATE COURTS

Financial Report · Decedent’s Estate

In the style of official form PC-246 (NEW 7/13), per Rule 36.4(c)RECEIVED:
Probate Court Name: District Number:
Estate of: Eleanor M. DoeFiduciary (List name, address and telephone number of each fiduciary.): Daniel R. Doe,

Instructions (as the official form prints them)

1. A fiduciary may use this financial report instead of filing a final account for a decedent’s estate unless: (a) the court has ordered the fiduciary to file an account; or (b) an account is required under the Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 36.3. 2. Type or print the form in ink. 3. Attach supporting schedules if necessary to provide additional details or explanatory notes. 4. The fiduciary shall send a copy of this financial report to each party and attorney. 5. For further information, see the Probate Court Rules of Procedure, sections 37.1 and 37.4.

EACH FIDUCIARY WHO SIGNS THIS FINANCIAL REPORT REPRESENTS UNDER PENALTIES OF FALSE STATEMENT THAT: 1) The fiduciary has retained all supporting records for this financial report as required by the Probate Court Rules of Procedure, section 36.13, and the records are available for review on request. 2) All funeral expenses, taxes, expenses of administration and claims of creditors are shown below and have been paid. 3) All distributions listed below have been or will be distributed. 4) The following is a true and complete summary of the assets of the estate and the fiduciary’s receipts, payments and distributions:

1 · Assets and Income Received

Total amount reported on the inventory$731,360.61
Total amount of additional assets received$2,490.00
Income received:
Interest:$124.92
Dividends:$1,232.65
Rent:$0.00
Other (Specify and attach second sheet if necessary.)$0.00
Net amount of gain (or loss) on the sale of assets$17,500.00
Cash advanced to the estate by to pay claims and expenses    Indicate if there is an expectation of reimbursement: Yes No$ ________
Total$752,708.18

If real property has been sold, attach copy of settlement statement from closing (the form prints that note beside the gain line). The Total excludes any cash-advanced amount entered in the blank. Add it when transcribing.

Attached schedule of additional assets received:

February 10, 2026Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box$2,150.00
February 20, 2026Refund of unused homeowner's insurance premium$340.00

2 · Payments

Funeral Expenses:$9,252.00
Administration Expenses:
Fiduciary fees:$9,400.00
Fiduciary disbursements:$ ________
Attorney's fees:$ ________
Attorney's disbursements:$ ________
Accounting expenses:$ ________
Probate court fees and expenses:$ ________
Probate bond premium:$ ________
Publication of notices:$ ________
Other expenses (Specify and attach second sheet if necessary.)$5,786.57
Taxes:$4,940.00
Total amount of claims as reported on PC-237, Return of Claims and List of Notified Creditors$3,423.30
Total$32,801.87

The ledger doesn’t split administration expenses into the form’s sub-lines. Its whole administration total sits on “Other expenses,” with the itemized schedule below; move amounts onto the specific sub-lines when transcribing. The PC-237 claims line shows the ledger’s own debts-and-claims total, $3,423.30, so the column foots. Only your filed PC-237 return governs that figure, so if the two differ, use the return’s number when transcribing. The form’s tax lines split by jurisdiction (Town property tax; State of Connecticut income and estate tax; Internal Revenue Service income and estate tax). Allocate the taxes total accordingly.

Attached schedule of other expenses, itemized:

March 5, 2026Utilities$260.00
February 5, 2026Utilities$248.00
January 20, 2026Lawn care and snow removal$620.00
January 15, 2026Filing fee for the inventory$95.00
January 5, 2026Homeowner's insurance$1,140.00
January 5, 2026Utilities$235.00
December 20, 2025Real property appraisal$450.00
December 15, 2025Attorney fee for estate administration$2,400.00
December 9, 2025Filing fee for letters testamentary$128.57
December 5, 2025Utilities$210.00

3 · Distributions

Except as provided in section 37.4 of the Probate Court Rules of Procedure, distributions must be itemized and listed at fair market value on the date of distribution. Attach second sheet if necessary.

Distributions Already Made as of the Date of this Financial Report

Name of DistributeeIf decedent had a will, specify section providing for distributionAssets DistributedFair Market Value
Sarah DoeCash (June 15, 2026)$60,000.00
Michael DoeCash (June 15, 2026)$60,000.00
Michael Doe2021 Subaru Outback (May 2, 2026)carry $17,800.00; FMV $
Total$137,800.00

In-kind lines show the ledger’s carrying value with a blank for fair market value on the date of distribution (Rule 37.4(a)). Carry value may stand only where each beneficiary in a class receives a proportionate share of each asset (Rule 37.4(b)). The total uses the values shown; adjust it with the FMV figures when transcribing.

Proposed Distributions

Name of DistributeeIf decedent had a will, specify section providing for distributionAssets to be DistributedFair Market Value
Brokerage account, Vanguardcarry $186,320.44; FMV $
Household furnishings and personal effectscarry $6,500.00; FMV $
Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit boxcarry $2,150.00; FMV $
Cash and estate bank accounts (per ledger)$387,135.87
Total (at carrying values shown)$582,106.31

Reserve (if any)

Assets: Fair Market Value: $

Total: $

A reserve is the part of the estate the final report proposes to hold back (for a pending tax closing letter or final bills, for instance). The ledger doesn’t track one. Attach a note explaining any reserve’s purpose (Rule 38.2(d)(10)(B)).

EACH FIDUCIARY REQUESTS: (1) approval of this financial report; (2) approval of any proposed distribution shown above; and (3) release from liability, pursuant to C.G.S. § 45a-176, with respect to all items shown in this financial report.

The fiduciary requests the issuance of a certificate to record the distribution of real property on the land records.

The representations contained in this financial report are made under the penalties of false statement.

Daniel R. Doe
Signature of Fiduciary / Type or Print Name
Date: ____________

Certification

I certify that a copy of this financial report was sent to the following persons:

Name and Address:

Signature of fiduciary or attorney: Type or Print Name: Date:

Prepared with ExecutorLedger. This document follows the general style of the named format; it is not a court form and ExecutorLedger does not provide legal advice. Review with your attorney before signing, circulating, or filing. Estate of Eleanor M. Doe: Rule 36.4(c) permits a financial report “in any format that satisfies the requirements of rules 36 through 38”; the official blank form is at ctprobate.gov/Forms/PC-246.pdf.

See the Connecticut estate accounting guide for the rules behind this format.

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