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At her death Emily owned real estate worth $2.5 million and other property worth $10 million.Property taxes of $200,000 were accrued on the real estate at the time of Emily's death.Which of the following is a true statement with respect to these items without considering any other owned property?


A) Emily's gross estate is $12.3 million.
B) Emily's taxable estate is $12.5 million.
C) Emily's adjusted gross estate is $12.3 million.
D) Emily's estate tax base is $12.5 million.
E) None of the choices are true.

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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Natalie transferred $500,000 of bonds to a revocable trust with directions to the trustee to pay income to her aunt for five years,after which the corpus is to be distributed to Natalie's niece.At year-end,the trustee paid $16,000 of income to the aunt.Which of the following is a true statement?


A) Natalie has made a complete gift of $500,000.
B) Natalie has made a taxable gift of $1,000.
C) Natalie has not made a complete gift because the trust is revocable.
D) Natalie has made a taxable gift of $16,000.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Only complete gifts are subject to the federal gift tax.

A) True
B) False

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Tracey is unmarried and owns $17 million in stock and bonds.What is the result if Tracey dies this year and leaves all of her property to a qualified charity?


A) Tracey's gross estate will be zero.
B) Tracey's estate tax basis will be zero.
C) Tracey's taxable estate will be zero.
D) Tracey's estate will have a tentative estate tax of zero.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Ricardo transferred $1,000,000 of cash to State University for a new sports complex.Calculate the amount of the taxable gift.

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Zero.The gift qualifies for an annual ex...

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At his death Jose owned real estate worth $22 million but subject to a mortgage of $7 million.Which of the following is a true statement?


A) $22 million is included in Jose's gross estate.
B) $15 million is included in Jose's gross estate.
C) The $7 million mortgage must be paid by Jose's estate.
D) The $7 million mortgage is not deductible if Jose's will transfers the property to a charity.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Sophia is single and owns the following property: Sophia is single and owns the following property:    Sophia owns the real property in joint tenancy with Daniel.They purchased the property several years ago for $1 million.Sophia was only able to provide $200,000 of the purchase price.If Sophia dies,what is the amount of her gross estate? Sophia owns the real property in joint tenancy with Daniel.They purchased the property several years ago for $1 million.Sophia was only able to provide $200,000 of the purchase price.If Sophia dies,what is the amount of her gross estate?

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$4 million.Sophia's estate includes the ...

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This year Carlos and Hailey purchased realty for $480,000 and took title as equal tenants in common.However,Hailey was able to provide only $200,000 of the purchase price and Carlos paid the remaining $280,000.Has Carlos made a taxable gift to Hailey,and if so,in what amount?

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$25,000.Carlos has made a comp...

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A terminable interest in property is any interest that terminates during the current year.

A) True
B) False

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No deductions are allowed when calculating the taxable estate.

A) True
B) False

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The tax rate schedule on taxable transfers has a maximum tax rate of 40 percent.

A) True
B) False

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Andrea transferred $500,000 of stock to a trust,with income to be paid to her niece for 20 years (value $125,000)and the remainder to be paid to her nephew (value $375,000).Andrea named a bank as independent trustee but retained the power to determine how much income,if any,will be paid in any particular year.What is the amount of the taxable gift,if any? Explain your answer.

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The taxable gift is $375,000.Andrea has ...

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Angel and Abigail are married and live in a common-law state.Angel and Abigail own a parcel of realty as joint tenants with the right of survivorship.In addition,Abigail owns another parcel of realty in her name alone.If Abigail should die when the jointly owned realty is worth $1 million and her own parcel of realty is worth $1.5 million,what is the total value of realty that would be included in Abigail's gross estate?

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$2 million.Abigail's gross estate would ...

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A gift tax return does not need to be filed unless the taxpayer has made current gifts in excess of the applicable credit.

A) True
B) False

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This year Evelyn created an irrevocable trust to provide for Ed,her 32-year-old nephew,and Ed's family.Evelyn transferred $150,000 to the trust and named a bank as the trustee.The trust was directed to pay income to Ed until he reaches age 35 (three years from now),and at that time the trust is to be terminated and the corpus is to be distributed to Ed's two children (or their estates).Determine the amount,if any,of the taxable gift.The relevant interest rate is 6 percent.(Round your intermediate calculation to three decimal places.)

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$135,000.The $150,000 transfer to the tr...

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Christopher's residence was damaged by a storm during the administration of his estate.Christopher's executor paid $120,000 to repair the residence after the storm.Which of the following is a true statement?


A) A casualty loss of $120,000 can be deducted on Christopher's final individual income tax return.
B) The casualty loss deduction is limited to the loss in excess of 10 percent of Christopher's AGI.
C) Christopher's executor can deduct a loss of $120,000 on the estate tax return.
D) No casualty loss deduction is available for calculating the estate tax.
E) None of the choices are true.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following is a true statement?


A) A serial gift strategy utilizes inter vivos gifts to multiple donees over multiple years to maximize the annual exclusion.
B) A serial gift strategy works well even if the gifts don't qualify as present interests.
C) A bypass trust avoids all estate taxes on the estate of the first spouse to die.
D) The income tax savings from holding appreciated property until death are always outweighed by the additional estate tax imposed on the property.
E) None of the choices are true.

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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Gabriel had a taxable estate of $16 million when he died in 2019.Calculate the amount of estate tax due (if any)if Gabriel made prior taxable gifts in 2005 totaling $1 million,at which time he claimed an applicable credit of $1 million and paid no tax.Gabriel was unmarried at his death.(Use Exhibit 25-1.)

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Joshua and David purchased real property for $500,000 as equal tenants in common.Although they are listed as equal co-owners,Joshua was only able to provide $200,000 of the purchase price.David treated the additional $100,000 of his contribution to the purchase price as a gift to Joshua.If the property is worth $2.5 million at Joshua's death,what amount would be included in Joshua's estate?

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$1.25 million.If the title to ...

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The amount of the estate tax is directly related to the amount of taxable gifts made in prior years.

A) True
B) False

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