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At her death,Tricia had an adjusted gross estate consisting of $8 million of property.Which of the following is a true statement about Tricia's estate or estate tax?


A) Tricia must have a taxable estate over $8 million.
B) Tricia's taxable estate will not exceed $8 million.
C) Tricia must have a probate estate tax of zero.
D) Tricia must have a gross estate tax of zero.
E) None of the choices are necessarily true.

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

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Which of the following transactions would not utilize the "Section 7520 rate" to calculate the value of the transfer?


A) A transfer of property with a retained life estate.
B) A transfer of property to a spouse.
C) A transfer of a remainder interest in real property.
D) A transfer of a 10-year term certain in real property.
E) None of these choices utilizes the "Section 7520 rate" in the calculation of the value of the property.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Matthew and Addison are married and live in Michigan,a common-law state.For the holidays Addison gave cash gifts of $30,000 to each of her two sons,and Matthew gave $40,000 to his daughter.What is the amount of Addison's taxable gifts if Matthew and Addison opt to gift split?


A) $58,000.
B) $8,000.
C) $16,000.
D) $4,000.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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Aiden transferred $2 million to an irrevocable trust with income to Valeria for her life and the remainder to Jocelyn (or her estate).Calculate the value of the remainder and the life estate if Valeria's age and the prevailing interest rate result in a Table S discount factor for the remainder of 0.47.

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The remainder value is $940,000 and the ...

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Including adjusted taxable gifts in the taxable estate causes these gifts to be taxed twice,once under the gift tax and again under the estate tax.

A) True
B) False

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Ashley owns a whole-life insurance policy worth $25,000 that directs the insurance company to pay the beneficiary $500,000 on her death.Ashley pays the annual policy premiums and has the power to designate the beneficiary of the policy.What value of the policy,if any,would be included in Ashley's estate upon her death?

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$500,000
Because Ashley owned ...

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For the holidays,Samuel gave a necklace worth $35,000 to Jennifer and jewelry worth $44,000 to Savannah.Samuel is married to Wendy and they live in a community property state.Has Samuel made any taxable gifts and,if so,in what amounts?

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$3,500 and $8,000
Since the gifts are fr...

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Grace transferred $800,000 into trust with the income to be paid annually to her spouse,Isaiah,for life and the remainder to Taylor.Calculate the amount of the taxable gifts from the transfers.

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$786,000
The life estate is not eligible...

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Last year Diego transferred a life insurance policy worth $75,000 to an irrevocable trust with directions to distribute the corpus of the trust to his grandson,Juan,upon his graduation from college,or to Juan's estate upon his death.Diego paid $5,000 of gift tax on the transfer of the policy.Early this year,Diego died and the insurance company paid $600,000 to the trust.What amount,if any,is included in Diego's gross estate?

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$605,000
Diego died within thr...

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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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A serial gift strategy uses multiple gifts to maximize the value of the annual exclusion.

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 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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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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$26,000
Carlos has made a comp...

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A future interest is a right to receive income or property in the future.

A) True
B) False

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Christian transferred $60,000 to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his three daughters.The three daughters share income equally for five years and then the corpus of the trust is to be divided equally between them.What is the amount of the taxable gifts,if any,made by Christian?


A) $60,000.
B) $46,000.
C) $34,000.
D) $18,000.
E) None of the choices are correct-the amount of the taxable gifts cannot be ascertained without valuing each income interest.

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

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This year Alex's friend,Kimberly,was disabled.Alex paid $25,000 to Kimberly's doctor for medical expenses.In addition,Alex also paid $15,000 to Kimberly directly so that her son could afford tuition at State University this year.Has Alex made taxable gifts,and if so,in what amounts?

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The payment to Kimberly was a taxable gi...

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The gross estate will not include the value of clothes and other personal items owned by the decedent at the time of death.

A) True
B) False

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For 2017,the exemption equivalent for the estate tax is $5.49 million.

A) True
B) False

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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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No deductions are allowed when calculating the taxable estate.

A) True
B) False

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