Sample: Account (D.C. Register of Wills 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 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAPROBATE DIVISION

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

Estate of Eleanor M. DoeAdministration No.
NOT the court form; modeled on the Register of Wills’ Account (143.10.v1), D.C. Code § 20-721
Date of Death November 14, 2025Date of Appointment of Personal Representative
supervised administration unsupervised administration

ACCOUNT OF Daniel R. Doe, Personal Representative(s) (write First, Second, Third and Final, etc. in the blank)

for period beginning November 14, 2025 and ending August 31, 2026 (The first accounting period begins at the date of death of the decedent.)

CURSORY REVIEW Yes No

Waivers of formal court audit filed pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-732. The app has no record of whether every interested person has waived a formal audit; mark this by hand.

This draft covers the administration to date. When distribution is complete it is the final account (D.C. Code § 20-724); an unsupervised personal representative files the Certificate of Completion (§ 20-735) instead unless the interested persons ask for an account (§ 20-734).

Summary of Transactions

Receipts
Schedule A, Beginning Balance$731,360.61
Schedule B, Other Collections$2,490.00
Schedule C, Increases in Assets, Changes in Form$17,500.00
Schedule D, Dividend and Interest Income$1,357.57
Schedule E, Miscellaneous Income$0.00
Totals (Columns must agree)$752,708.18
Disbursements
Schedule C, Decreases in Assets, Losses$0.00
Schedule F, Principal Administration Expenses$20,126.57
Schedule G, Principal Disbursements$12,675.30
Schedule H, Income Administration Expenses$0.00
Schedule I, Distribution of Principal$137,800.00
Schedule J, Distribution of Income$0.00
Schedule K, Undistributed Assets$582,106.31
Totals (Columns must agree)$752,708.18

Schedule A · Beginning Balance

The total value of assets as shown in the inventories and appraisals made prior to the date of this account. This draft always runs from the date of death, so it is a first account; a second or later account opens instead with the carrying value of the assets on the prior account’s Schedule K, which the ledger does not track.

Total (carry forward to summary): $731,360.61

Appraisals and inventories are on file with the Office of the Register of Wills, where they are open to public inspection.

Schedule B · Other Collections

Source(s) and amount(s) of all other collections not appropriate for inclusion in Schedules A, C, D or E: cash advances, insurance, reimbursements, refunds, additional assets such as settlements of civil actions. Assets due but not received should be identified as assets receivable.

DateDescriptionAmount
Feb 10, 2026Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box, found after the inventory$2,150.00
Feb 20, 2026Refund of unused homeowner's insurance premium$340.00
Total (carry forward to summary)$2,490.00

Schedule C · Increases in Assets, Changes in Form (Column 1) / Decreases in Assets, Losses (Column 2)

Report all purchases, sales, leases, transfers, borrowings, adjustments to inventories, stock splits and similar changes. Only the net gain or loss on a sale is booked, never the gross proceeds.

Jan 15, 2026 · Life insurance policy payable to the estate sold for $50,000.00

Life insurance policy payable to the estate carried at $50,000.00

Net Gain $0.00

Apr 22, 2026 · 214 Maple Street, house and lot sold for $427,500.00

214 Maple Street, house and lot carried at $410,000.00

Net Gain $17,500.00

Column 1 Gains (carry forward to Summary of Transactions)$17,500.00
Column 2 Losses (carry forward to Summary of Transactions)$0.00

Schedule D · Dividend and Interest Income

List the source of each dividend or interest payment received, the amount, and the date of payment or receipt.

DateSourceAmount
Jan 31, 2026Quarterly dividend$412.55
Mar 31, 2026Savings interest$63.12
Apr 30, 2026Quarterly dividend$398.20
Jun 30, 2026Savings interest$61.80
Jul 31, 2026Quarterly dividend$421.90
Total (carry forward to summary)$1,357.57

Schedule E · Miscellaneous Income (Including rents and royalties)

List each parcel of real estate or rental unit, the period covered, and the gross rent collections. If a property was not rented, or was only partially rented, explain why. Also report royalty income.

None recorded during this period.

Schedule F · Principal Administration Expenses

Expenses arising after death in connection with settling the estate: attorney’s fees, personal representative’s compensation, bond premiums, bank service charges, court costs, fiduciary income taxes, federal estate and inheritance taxes if authorized by the will, publication costs, investment-advisor fees, and out-of-pocket expenses. Use Schedule H instead for expenses allocable to income where the will creates a trust.

DateDescriptionAmount
Dec 5, 2025Utilities$210.00
Dec 9, 2025Filing fee for letters testamentary$128.57
Dec 15, 2025Attorney fee for estate administration$2,400.00
Dec 20, 2025Real property appraisal$450.00
Jan 5, 2026Homeowner's insurance$1,140.00
Jan 5, 2026Utilities$235.00
Jan 15, 2026Filing fee for the inventory$95.00
Jan 20, 2026Lawn care and snow removal$620.00
Feb 1, 2026Property tax$3,860.00
Feb 5, 2026Utilities$248.00
Mar 5, 2026Utilities$260.00
Apr 15, 2026Federal fiduciary income tax (Form 1041)$1,080.00
Jul 15, 2026Executor commission$9,400.00
Total (carry forward to summary)$20,126.57

Schedule G · Principal Disbursements

Everything not reported on Schedule F or H: funeral expenses, family allowance, and debts of the decedent. Court costs are also reported here.

DateDescriptionAmount
Nov 22, 2025Riverside Funeral Home$8,940.00
Nov 23, 2025Obituary notice$312.00
Dec 1, 2025Final medical bill$1,208.40
Jan 10, 2026Credit card payoff$2,214.90
Total (carry forward to summary)$12,675.30

Schedule H · Income Administration Expenses

Schedule H must be used only in cases where the Will creates a trust.

Total (carry forward to summary): $0.00

Schedule I · Distribution of Principal

List all distributions to beneficiaries, itemized and identified by date. Each distribution is tied to a specific clause of the will.

To: Sarah Doe

DateDescriptionWill clauseAmount
Jun 15, 2026Cashper item of Will$60,000.00
Subtotal$60,000.00

To: Michael Doe

DateDescriptionWill clauseAmount
Jun 15, 2026Cashper item of Will$60,000.00
May 2, 20262021 Subaru Outback, at its inventory valueper item of Will$17,800.00
Subtotal$77,800.00

Total (carry forward to summary): $137,800.00

Schedule J · Distribution of Income

Like Schedule H, this schedule is used only where the will creates a trust.

Total (carry forward to summary): $0.00

Schedule K · Undistributed Assets

Use only in accounts that are not final. List every asset held at the end of the accounting period, described fully.

DescriptionValue
Brokerage account, Vanguard$186,320.44
Household furnishings and personal effects$6,500.00
Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box$2,150.00
Cash and estate bank accounts (per ledger)$387,135.87
Total (carry forward to summary)$582,106.31

Schedule K1 · Why Estate Remains Open

Use only in accounts that are not final. For each asset held at the end of the accounting period in Schedule K, explain fully the efforts underway to complete administration. Each asset is listed separately.

  1. Real property in the District being transferred to heirs or legatees: why the transfer has not taken place and the estimated distribution date.
  2. Real property in the District being sold: the date placed on the market, the appraisal or other basis for the sales price, and the MLS listing.
  3. Real property outside the District: a file-stamped copy of the petition or certificate from the other jurisdiction and the steps taken to administer it.
  4. Unclaimed property: a copy of the unclaimed property filing or the determination-of-claim letter from the District’s Unclaimed Property Division.
  5. Litigation or an appeal: a copy of the docket and an affidavit from counsel showing activity.
  6. All other undistributed property: proof the asset has been marshaled, an estimated distribution date, and any other reason the estate remains open.

Brokerage account, Vanguard ($186,320.44):

Household furnishings and personal effects ($6,500.00):

Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box ($2,150.00):

Cash and estate bank accounts (per ledger) ($387,135.87):

Certificate

Pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-721, I certify that there has been mailed or delivered to all of the following interested persons within the previous 15 days:

a copy of the account

or

a notice that the account was to be filed on or before

NameRelationshipAddress

I certify that all claims formally filed at the Office of the Register of Wills of otherwise presented to me have been paid or rejected. (Delete in intermediate accounts.)

Compensation

If compensation is claimed in this account pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-751 or sec. 20-753 (as applicable), I certify that said compensation has:

been approved by a Court order, dated

been requested in a petition which is now pending before the Court

been requested in a petition filed with this account

been provided for in the will

SCR-PD Rule 220(a) lets the personal representative pay reasonable compensation without prior court approval; these boxes are disclosure only, reviewable afterward on petition or objection.

I (do) (do not) request termination of my appointment as personal representative pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-1301.

A supervised final account ends the appointment only if it asks to (D.C. Code § 20-1301(a)); mark one box by hand.

Tax Certification (final accounts only)

As required by SCR-PD 114 or SCR-PD 414, as applicable:

a federal estate tax return is not required to be filed

or

a federal estate tax return is required and the District of Columbia estate transfer tax, including applicable interest has been paid in full or no such tax is due

D.C. Code § 47-3716.

Rule 113(e) documentation (bank, brokerage, and institutional statements, receipts or settlement statements, records of any sale or disposition, checks or vouchers, and tax filings or a statement that none is required) is not generated by this app. Attach separately.

I do solemnly declare and affirm under penalty of law that the contents of the foregoing document are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Daniel R. Doe
Personal Representative
Date: ____________
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