An income tax return for:
(1) Any deceased individual shall be made and filed by an executor, administrator or other person charged with the care of the decedent's property. A joint or separate final return of a decedent shall be due when it would have been due if the decedent had not died;
(2) An individual who is unable to make a return by reason of minority, or other disability, shall be made and filed by a duly authorized agent, guardian, fiduciary or other person charged with the care of the individual's person or property, other than a receiver in possession of only a part of the individual's property;
(3) An estate or trust shall be made and filed by the fiduciary thereof;
(4) Two or more fiduciaries acting jointly, may be made by any 1 of them.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 11. PERSONAL INCOME TAX
Subchapter VIII. Returns and Payments of Tax
§ 1161. Persons required to make returns of income.
§ 1162. Joint or separate returns of spouses.
§ 1163. Returns by fiduciaries.
§ 1165. Change of status as resident or nonresident during the year.
§ 1167. Minimum tax and prorating of exemptions.
§ 1168. Time and place for filing returns and paying tax.
§ 1169. Declarations of estimated tax.
§ 1170. Filing of estimated tax returns and payment of estimated tax.
§ 1171. Income taxes of members of armed forces on death.
§ 1172. Procedures for contributions to the DE529 Education Savings Plan.