Introduction. This manual is intended to assist persons who are involved in the administration of a decedent's estate in Virginia. Instead, this blog will provide five helpful tips for completing the Accounting.1. Copies – Original and one copy to the Commissioner of Accounts. 2. Present either of these letters to the bank along with the death certificate to close the account. Learn from estate planning attorney Michael "Misha" Gill about transferring property after death in Virginia.