The terms of a will currently undergoing probate are: “A gift to my brother Chris of $40,000 cash; to my son Eric, $75,000 from my Redstone Savings Bank account; and to my daughter Lauryn, all of my remaining property.” At the time of death, the balance in the savings account was $60,000, and there was additional cash (after payment of funeral expenses and all claims against the estate) of $95,000. The gift to Chris is a

Mr. Jackson died on June 19 when the total FMV of his property was $23 million and his debts totaled $2.789 million. His executor paid $23,000 funeral expenses and $172,000 accounting and legal fees to settle the estate. Mr. Jackson bequeathed $500,000 to the First Lutheran Church of Milwaukee and $1 million to Western Wisconsin College. He bequeathed his art collection (FMV $6.4 million) to his wife and the residual of his estate to his three children. Assume that Mr. Jackson made a substantial gift in 2011 and used $5 million of his lifetime transfer tax exclusion to reduce the amount on which gift tax was owed to zero, compute the estate tax payable on Mr. Jackson’s estate. a. $2,766,400 b. $2,366,400 c. $2,966,400 d. $3,482,000

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The Bell Family Trust (Bell Trust) was established by Mr. Bell for the purposes of the education and wellbeing of his family. In the last financial year Emma (aged 37) as Trustee made distributions from the trust account to herself, John (aged 20) and Edward (aged 17) under her discretion as trustee. Emma reports to you, her tax advisor, the following information: Distributions Emma $145,000 John $105,000 Edward $80,000 Retained in trust $10,000 Additional information: Emma works as a Social Media consultant and also had $150,000 in salary and $12,500 in work related expenses. John is a fulltime university student with no other income. Edward attends a private boarding school. $75,000 of his trust distribution pays his school fees. Explain the tax obligations for Emma, John, Edward and the undistributed income retained in the trust account?

When Jacob Kohler died unmarried in 2015, he left an estate valued at 7,900,000. His trust directed distribution as follows: $19,000 to the local hospital, $150,000 to his alma mater, and the remainder to his 3 children. Death-related costs and expenses were $15,100 for funeral, $30,000 paid to attorneys, $6,500 paid to accountants, and $35,000 paid to the trustee of his living trust. In addition, debts of $115,000. Calculate the federal estate tax due on his estate.

Cora, 79, has an estate that includes her personal residence valued at $120,000 and $18,000 in a bank account that is solely in her name. She would like to arrange her estate so that she maintains exclusive control of the assets during her lifetime, but at her death the assets will pass to her friend, Mabel, outside of probate. Based on Cora's goals and situation, which of the following are correct statements about will substitutes that she could use? She should put her bank account in tenancy in common with Mabel. She should title her personal residence in joint tenancy with her friend, Mabel. She should execute a will that names her friend, Mabel, as the legatee of the bank account and the devisee of the personal residence. She should place the bank funds in a payable on death (POD) account with Mabel as beneficiary. She should change the title on her personal residence to indicate a life estate reserved for her lifetime and a remainder to her friend, Mabel.   A)IV and V…

In 2019, Barry creates an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his children and grandchildren with $400,000 of assets. Barry allocates $400,000 of his GST Exemption to this trust when filing Form 709. If the trust appreciates to $1,000,000 in 2022, and a distribution of trust income is made to one grandchild, what are the GST implications of this situation?

Flowers, a married taxpayer, purchased an annuity for $64,400 that will pay $700 per month over the life of Flowers and Flowers' spouse. At the time of purchase, the couple's joint life expectancy was 23 years. Flowers received payment beginning April 1, Year 1, amounting to $6,300 in the first year of the annuity contract. How much is includable in Flowers' gross income in the first year? $0 $2,100 $4,200 $6,300

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Your 80-year-old uncle has an estate valued at over $10 million and asked for your advice regarding how to make sure that each of his heirs receive certain assets and that estate taxes are minimized. What steps would you recommend? Be sure to address such issues as wills, trusts, gifting, and probate.