i am sorry but you sound sarcastic, why?  we had to withhold due to nonresident status.  lacerte is computing tax on sc 1041 and technical support could not help me to have it merely pass through.  i am trying to file correctly and therefore reaching out to a forum that knows SC.  there is a law that says that if tax paid at trust level, beneficiary doesnt also owe tax or visa versa.  i am trying to see what would be the correct route.