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=== What can I do to protect myself from liability? ===
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As the executor, you could be personally liable if you don’t pay the deceased’s debts, including any taxes owed, before you distribute the estate.
== Step 9: Account to the Beneficiaries ==
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Before you distribute the estate among the beneficiaries, you must give them an accounting of your administration of the estate and they must agree with it.