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It is important to know the executor may be able to withdraw funds from the deceased account to pay immediate expenses such as funeral bills, utility bills, property tax, probate tax, probate lawyer fees, and other direct costs.
For example, if one account holder provided all the funds, the whole balance of the account will be treated as belonging to him or her on death, and potentially subject to inheritance tax. Withdrawals from the account will usually be set against that person's own contributions as far as possible.
A death certificate, ID proof and account details must be provided to the bank to notify them of the death. Legal heirs will receive the proceeds from the deceased account if there are no debts owed to creditors. Furthermore, creditors would recover the account balance if there was an unpaid debt.
For example, many people assume that an executor can withdraw money from an estate account. The truth is that they mostly cannot. The simple reason is that they are the management of the estate bank account. It is not theirs; the cash belongs to the estate.
You don't have to remove a deceased spouse from a joint bank account, and your account will function normally.