Estate Flashcards
What assets get a step-up basis when the individual passes away?
Appreciated property (including Life Insurance death benefit as the DB value is greater than the premium paid.
What property gets included in the decedent’s gross estate in a community property?
1/2 of community property.
Does the decedent’s single life annuity get included in their gross estate?
No because it ceases payments when the decedent dies.
Can the donation to the decedent’s club qualify as charity donation?
No
Estate, gift, and GST taxes all feature what rate?
Flat rate
Treatment of the taxable gifts and gift taxes.
Gif taxes within 3 year of death are added to gross estate. Taxable gifts are added to the taxable estate.
Gift tax filing for community property or jtwros.
Only when it exceeds $17.000 does it need to be filed. Transfers are automatically split into two $17,000.
Charitable income tax deduction for a Life Insurance.
Life Insurance is an ordinary income type of the asset. Deduction is the lessor of cash value of the policy or cost basis.
Jtwros of a son and dad. How much will the IRS try to include in the dad’s gross estate?
The full $ of dad’s contribution as the son needs to prove that his contribution is his own $, not the dad’s gift.
Is income tax decedent paid this year deductible to calculate adjusted gross estate?
No.
Inclusion of assets if the 5 - or 5 power is exercised?
No.
The pv of the survivor benefit from a joint life and survivor annuity. Include in the grantors gestate?
Yes
Client transferred all income- producing assets into a revocable living trust. Income tax treatment of the trust income?
Taxable to client as the trust is tax neutral / conduit.
Which could be simple trusts?
2503(b), Qtip, irrevocable, spray
The surviving spouse’s right to a QTIP.
Demand all assets to be income producing to qualify as terminal interest property.
Crummy provision’s withdrawal amount
Lesser of the amount of annual exclusion or the value of the gift transferred.
A 2503(b) trust income cannot be distributed to whom?
Donor
What’s the RMD from a CLUT to avoid payment of the excise tax?
The trust’s annual income as there’s no required min. distribution unlike CRAT and CRUT and family foundation (5% distribution).
Typical amount usage of a CLAT
Large donation ($500,000 would be small)
30% of AGI (FMV) or 50% of AGI (basis) valuation for long-term appreciated assets?
Generally valuation at FMV gives higher deduction. You can always carry forward the difference into next year.
Would donor retaining the life estate in the gift property cause the dale of death value of gifted property included in the gross estate?
Yes
QTIP property requirement.
The surviving spouse must be provided with a terminal interest that is expected to produce income on another economic benefit.
Why is a custodial account (utma) preferable to a minors trust (2053c)?
Simplicity, cost, and earnings are taxable to child. Both qualify as present interest unlike 2053b.
Are UTMA and UGMA a trust?
No they’re custodial accounts.
Will QTIP trust property pass to clients remainder beneficiaries estate tax free?
No