At age 65, Carlota’s financial position was better than her health. She had a large balance in an IRA that she wanted to move to a different IRA. Carlota withdrew $100,000 from the IRA and planned to roll over the funds into another IRA. Unfortunately, she died before completing the rollover. Carlota’s son, Andres, discovered what his mother had done a week after her death. Andres was both executor of Carlota’s estate and beneficiary of her IRA. Can Andres, in his role as executor, complete the rollover for his deceased mother by depositing the $100,000 in another IRA within the 60-day rollover period? a. Locate the IRS pronouncement(s) that deals with this situation. State the pronouncement number(s). b. Review the IRS pronouncement(s). Does it raise a need for new information to solve this question? c. Are you able to reach a conclusion about the research question from this IRS pronouncement(s)? If so, what is your conclusion(s)

Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business, Understock.com. Though Ken is retired, he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken files as a single taxpayer. Ken won $1,200 in an illegal game of poker (the game was played in Utah, where gambling is illegal). Ken sold 1,000 shares of stock for $32 a share. He inherited the stock two years ago. His tax basis (or investment) in the stock was $31 per share. Ken received $25,000 from an annuity he purchased eight years ago. He purchased the annuity, to be paid annually for 20 years, for $210,000. Ken received $13,000 in disability benefits for the year. He purchased the disability insurance policy last year. Ken decided to go back to school to learn about European history. He received a $500 cash scholarship to attend. He used $300 to pay for his books and tuition, and he applied the rest toward his new car payment. Ken’s son, Mike, instructed his…

Kiara (31) is married. However, she and her two children, Xavier (3) and Shandra (5), moved back in with her parents in 2019, after she separated from her husband. She will not be filing a joint return with her husband. They are all U.S. citizens and have valid social security numbers. Kiara's divorce had not been finalized by the end of 2020, but her husband did not live with her during the year. The children stayed with him 150 nights and the rest of the nights with Kiara. He did not pay any of her household expenses. Since the separation, Kiara and her children have lived in the finished basement apartment that her parents used to rent to local college students. Kiara pays more than half the cost of maintaining the apartment, and neither of the children provided any of their own support. Kiara’s wages and AGI were $43,250; Xavier’s gross income was $0; Shandra’s was $0. Kiara had no other income including foreign income. Kiara will not be releasing any dependent exemptions she may…

Your client, age 74, has an estate consisting of solely owned assets valued at $4,500,000. His will, drafted in 2012, leaves his entire estate to his wife. No contingent beneficiary is named, and the will has no residuary clause. He would like his children to receive a tract of land worth $1,000,000 that is located in an out-of-state resort area. Your client has made $300,000 in adjusted taxable gifts to date. Which of the following are estate planning pitfalls that can be avoided if your client takes the actions described? He can avoid subjecting the estate to an ancillary probate procedure by placing the out-of-state property in joint tenancy with right of survivorship with his children. He can avoid subjecting the estate to probate by amending his will to place all of his assets in an irrevocable bypass trust. He can avoid causing part of the estate to pass to unintended beneficiaries by amending his will to name contingent beneficiaries and adding a residuary clause. He can avoid…

2. Bob died in Year 3. His gross estate consisted of assets with a fair market value of $13,500,000. In his will, Bob leaves $1,000,000 to his wife, $500,000 to his only daughter, and $250,000 to his favorite charity. Prior to Bob’s death, he was involved in a lawsuit when one of his tenants slipped and fell at one of the rental properties owned by Bob. After his death, the personal representative settled the lawsuit for $750,000. The expenses to close Bob’s estate were $50,000.In Year 3, the federal estate exclusion amount is $11,000,000. What amount, if any, does Bob’s estate exceed the $11,000,000 exclusion amount?

Tom Hruise was an entertainment executive who had a fatal accident on a film set. Tom's will directed his executor to distribute his cash and stock to his spouse, Kaffie, and the real estate to a church, The First Church of Methodology. The remainder of Tom's assets were to be placed in trust for three children. Tom's estate consisted of the following: Assets:   Personal assets $ 1,040,000 Cash and stock 24,200,000 Intangible assets (film rights) 72,500,000 Real estate 15,200,000   $ 112,940,000 Liabilities:   Mortgage $ 3,400,000 Other liabilities 4,300,000   $ 7,700,000   a. Tom made a taxable gift of $5.30 million in 2011. Compute the estate tax for Tom's estate. (Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2.) Note: Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars.

Noelle's diamond ring was stolen in 2017. She originally paid $15,400 for the ring, but it was worth considerably more at the time of the theft. Noelle filed an insurance claim for the stolen ring, but the claim was denied. Because the insurance claim was denied, Noelle took a casualty loss deduction for the stolen ring on her 2017 tax return. In 2017, Noelle had AGI of $77,000. After Noelle threatened legal action in early 2019, the insurance company had a "change of heart" and sent Noelle a check for $9,240 for the stolen ring. The per-event floor is $100. What is the proper tax treatment of the $9,240 Noelle received from the insurance company in 2019? Noelle should _______the amount of______.

Jane has a gross estate estimated at $12 million. Approximately 75% of her estate is attributable to the value of personal property and collectible items. Jane is married but has no children. Her husband does not have a large estate because he spends money freely and foolishly. Since Jane is much older than her husband, she would like for him to benefit from her wealth after her death without giving him control over the principal either while he is alive or at his death. Jane wants as little of her estate assets as possible to go toward payment of estate taxes. She currently has no will but has come to you for advice regarding provisions she should put in a will. Which provision, if placed in her will, would be best to increase the liquidity of her estate and accomplish her other goals?     A) Establish a testamentary trust naming her husband as the income beneficiary and trustee     B) Establish a power of appointment trust naming her husband as the income beneficiary and a…

Suhana is the trustee of gina's bankrupt estate. Gina owns a boutique business which operates from rented premises in a local shopping centre. The business itself is successful. The petitioner's debt is not business related. Gina is a qualified engineer and if she were to give up the shop she could earn $ 130,000 p.a as an employee . Gina is single and has no dependents. Gina owns an apartment which is worth $ 5,00,000 secured to town bank. The outstanding mortgage is $ 3,30,000. The petitioner's debt is $ 80,000. Additional unsecured debts for the business are approximately $ 30,000. Gina has a personal credit card debt of $ 10,000. Gina leases a car. She owns furniture, clothes, jewelry,  a musical instrument and other personal assets. Gina also has $ 2,00,000 in a supwr annuation fund. Unfair preferences were paid to six creditors prior to the presentation of the creditors petition which totalled $ 43,00. Required: assume you are suhana in a roughly chronological order . What…

Alex is married, but for 2023, he will file separately from his wife. On February 1, 2023, he purchased 100 shares of QRS stock for $10,000. Shortly after he made the purchase, the price of the stock declined sharply. Concerned that his investment would continue to lose value, Alex decided to cut his losses, and he sold all his shares of QRS for $5,000 on March 27, 2023. Alex did not have any other capital gains or losses that year, and his only other income consisted of $72,000 in wages. Alex has not had good luck with his investments in recent years, and he also has a prior-year carryover loss of $2,000. What amount of capital loss can Alex use to offset his 2023 ordinary income?  $1,500  $3,000  $5,000  $7,000