Estate Flashcards
1
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Probate Calculation Shortcut
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- add all assets subtract out non-community property, then divide by 2. Once solved, add back non-community property items
2
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Best way to leave assets to each other outside of marriage
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- revocable trust or tenants in common
- a will or joint tenants with right of survivorship are INEFFECTIVE
3
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Appropriate Gift Property: Highly to Appreciate
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- donate to charity
4
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Appropriate Gift Property: Likely to Appreciate
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- gift to remove future value
5
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Appropriate Gift Property: Income Producing
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- gift to someone in a lower tax bracket
6
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Appropriate Gift Property: Loss Property
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- sale to take loss and gift proceeds
7
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Appropriate Gift Property: Property Subject to Depreciation
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- keep until fully depreciated
8
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Appropriate Gift Property: Out-of-State Property
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- gift to avoid ancillary probate
9
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Net Gift Calculation
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- net gift = [gift tax / 1.4]
- cannot use without using $12,920,000 lifetime exemption first
10
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Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Calculation
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- generation skipping transfer tax due = total estate - [$12,920,000 + estate tax due] x 40%
11
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Who pays Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
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- direct = transferor
- termination = trustee
- distribution = transferee
12
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Estate Tax Due with Income in Respect to the Deceased
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- estate tax due = [federal estate tax WITH income in respect to the deceased] - [federal estate tax WITHOUT income in respect to the deceased]
13
Q
A Trust
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- marital trust
- power of appointment trust
- spousal trust
14
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B Trust
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- non-marital trust
- credit shelter trust
- unified credit trust
- family trust
- bypass trust
15
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C Trust
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- qualified terminal interest property (QTIP) trust
- current interest trust