Sample: Settlement of Estate (Ky. AOC-846 style)Estate of Eleanor M. Doe

A made-up estate, a real 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
Case No.   Court   County   Division

Settlement of Estate

In the style of official form AOC-846 (Rev. 8-26), KRS 395.600 - .657

*CLERK: FILE UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO KRS 395.250.

IN RE: Estate of Eleanor M. Doe

I, the undersigned fiduciary, hereby submit the following (check one) Final Periodic Proposed settlement of the above Decedent’s estate, which reflects the amounts received and paid out or proposed to be paid out by me from November 14, 2025 to August 31, 2026:

Mark one — this draft covers the full administration to date; when the estate is fully distributed it is a Final settlement.

(Check if applicable) This settlement is submitted in conformity with the proposed settlement approved by this Court on .

Assets and Investments

(Identify all assets and investments on hand, including a beginning and current value. For Proposed settlements, also indicate any assets anticipated to be received and the proposed distribution. For Final settlements, include distribution and whether is was in kind and to whom, or liquidated for cash.) — the official form’s instruction, reproduced exactly as it prints.

Item Description*Beginning ValueCurrent Value
Brokerage account, Vanguard$186,320.44$186,320.44
Household furnishings and personal effects$6,500.00$6,500.00
Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit boxreceived after inventory$2,150.00
Cash and estate bank accounts (per ledger)$60,740.17$387,135.87
2021 Subaru Outback — distributed in kind to Michael Doe, May 2, 2026 (carry value $17,800.00; disclosure only, outside the totals)
ASSETS TOTAL:$253,560.61$582,106.31

App conventions the form itself doesn’t decide: assets listed are those on hand at the period’s end; Beginning Value is the date-of-death (inventory) value and Current Value the ledger’s carry value; property sold during the period appears as its full sale proceeds under Receipts instead. The form prints a single ASSETS TOTAL blank — this draft foots both columns, and the BALANCE line below uses the Beginning Value total, so it should equal the Current Value total; compare before transcribing.

Receipts and Disbursements

(Identify all receipts and disbursements occurring since the last inventory or settlement with supporting documentation. If Proposed settlement, supporting documentation is not required.)

Receipt Description/DateAmount
Proceeds of sale — Life insurance proceeds received — Jan 15, 2026$50,000.00
Quarterly dividend — Jan 31, 2026$412.55
Additional property received — Coin collection found in decedent's safe deposit box — Feb 10, 2026$2,150.00
Refund of unused homeowner's insurance premium — Feb 20, 2026$340.00
Savings interest — Mar 31, 2026$63.12
Proceeds of sale — Sale of 214 Maple Street — Apr 22, 2026$427,500.00
Quarterly dividend — Apr 30, 2026$398.20
Savings interest — Jun 30, 2026$61.80
Quarterly dividend — Jul 31, 2026$421.90
RECEIPTS TOTAL:$481,347.57
Disbursement Description/DateAmount
Riverside Funeral Home — Nov 22, 2025$8,940.00
Obituary notice — Nov 23, 2025$312.00
Final medical bill — Dec 1, 2025$1,208.40
Utilities — Dec 5, 2025$210.00
Filing fee — letters testamentary — Dec 9, 2025$128.57
Attorney fee — estate administration — Dec 15, 2025$2,400.00
Real property appraisal — Dec 20, 2025$450.00
Homeowner's insurance — Jan 5, 2026$1,140.00
Utilities — Jan 5, 2026$235.00
Credit card payoff — Jan 10, 2026$2,214.90
Filing fee — inventory — Jan 15, 2026$95.00
Lawn care and snow removal — Jan 20, 2026$620.00
Property tax — Feb 1, 2026$3,860.00
Utilities — Feb 5, 2026$248.00
Utilities — Mar 5, 2026$260.00
Federal fiduciary income tax (Form 1041) — Apr 15, 2026$1,080.00
Distribution to Sarah Doe — Jun 15, 2026$60,000.00
Distribution to Michael Doe — Jun 15, 2026$60,000.00
Executor commission — Jul 15, 2026$9,400.00
DISBURSEMENTS TOTAL:$152,801.87

Cash paid to beneficiaries prints under Disbursements naming the beneficiary — an app convention; the form doesn’t say where distributions go. Attach supporting documentation (statements, cancelled checks, receipts) for every line.

BALANCE (ASSETS + RECEIPTS - DISBURSEMENTS): $582,106.31

(Complete if Final settlement)

Unpaid Creditors - Allowed ClaimsAmount
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
TOTAL:$ ________
Creditors - Disallowed ClaimsAmount
$ ________
$ ________
$ ________
TOTAL:$ ________

The ledger records debts paid, not claims allowed or disallowed — fill these from the claims presented to you. Claims are barred unless presented within 6 months after appointment (KRS 396.011); a disallowed claimant has 60 days to sue after a warning notice (KRS 396.055).

Fees/commissions paid to me as fiduciary: $9,400.00

(Check if applicable) Fees/commissions paid to the attorney listed below: $ ________

(Check one) All inheritance, estate, or similar death taxes have been paid. Copies of such tax receipts are attached, if available. No taxes due. An affidavit of exemption is attached.

Daniel R. Doe
Signature of Executor/Administrator
Date: ____________

To be completed if represented by counsel:

Attorney’s Name (Printed):

Address:

Phone No.:

Email:

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