Notify the Bank: Provide the bank with the death certificate and your identification if you are the joint account holder or beneficiary. (a) Sums remaining on deposit at the death of a party to a joint account belong to the surviving party or parties as against the estate of the decedent.To close a bank account on behalf of someone who has passed away, you must have legal authority to manage the account. Payment of checks or instruments payable to deceased intestate persons; affidavit included with application for payment. The worksheet will help you correctly determine the income to report on the decedent's final return and on the return for either the estate or a beneficiary. However, the Will of a Deceased must be filed with the Probate Court. Transferred into an estate bank or brokerage account titled in the name of the PR as executor or administrator of the deceased's estate. When completing tax returns and other documentation. Georgia's Own estate accounts: •. There are a number of different proceedings that may be filed in the Probate Court following the death of a Georgia resident or a non-resident owning property.