• This income is included in the decedent’s gross estate for estate-tax purposes. For income-tax purposes, it is taxed to the estate or, if the estate does not collect the income, it is taxed to the eventual recipient. — Abbr. IRD. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4035–4039; Taxation 1024. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 435–439, 457–461; Taxation §§ 1710–1712.]
income in respect of a decedent
Income earned by a person, but not collected before death.