During 2019, Dale Davison made the following gifts: a. $30,000 to the political action group to re-elect
Question:
During 2019, Dale Davison made the following gifts:
a. $30,000 to the political action group to re-elect Sam Nunn for the U.S. Senate.
b. $25,000 to Scientific Atlanta Corporation (because he believed in their research objectives). Dale was not a shareholder in Scientific Atlanta Corp.
c. $22,000 to Mount Paran Church of God.
d. $100,000 was put in a joint tenants account. The joint tenants were Dale and his brother Sam.
e. $45,000 was paid to Vassar University in tuition for his daughter Sara.
f. $100,000 was placed in trust for his son, Ralph, for life, then the remainder will go to the Southern Methodist Foundation. Ralph’s life estate is valued at $40,000.
g. A gift of real estate (basis of $60,000 and fair market value of $310,000 to his sister, Karen).
h. A gift ofa life insurance policy on Dale's life to Sara (the beneficiary). The policy was worth $8,000 but had a face value of $50,000.
What are Dale's taxable gifts for the year?
Step by Step Answer:
CCH Federal Taxation Basic Principles 2020
ISBN: 9780808051787
2020 Edition
Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback