Estate Finance Family Tax Plan Question (When you get the opportunity to answer the question, then please post the answer immediately. Thank you.)

Mr. Brady dies unmarried on January 5^th, 2020. Mr. Brady's executor, Greg, engages you to prepare the estate tax return for Mr. Brady's estate. Greg gives you a list of the following assets that he thinks might have to be reported on the return. For the purposes of this question, assume that Brady Inc. is traded on the NYSE and the average of the high and low price that Brady Inc. was trading for on Mr. Brady's date of death was $1,000 a share.

Based on the following list that Greg gives you, calculate Mr. Brady's gross estate. Address to what extent each asset is included in Mr. Brady's gross estate and why.

List of assets

1. 100 shares of Apple, Inc. stock titled in Mr. Brady's name. The average of the high and low price that Apple, Inc. was trading for on Mr. Brady's date of death was $1,000 a share. The record date for a $50 per share dividend was January 3^rd, and Mr. Brady's estate received the dividends on January 7^th.

2. A $100,000 term life insurance policy insuring Mr. Brady and held by the Michael P. Brady insurance trust. Mr. Brady was initial trustee of the trust and served as trustee at his death. The trust is listed as the beneficiary of the policy.

3. A $100,000 term life insurance policy insuring Mr. Brady held by Greg. Greg is listed as the beneficiary of the policy.

4. 100 shares of Brady Inc. held by the Michael P. Brady revocable trust. The revocable trust was created in 2000 and was funded solely by Mr. Brady. The trust provides that during Mr. Brady's life, all income is to be paid to Mr. Brady and principal may be distributed to Mr. Brady for any reason at the trustee's discretion. Mr. Brady retained the right to revoke the trust at any time. Mr. Brady was the initial trustee of the trust, but on January 2, 2019, he resigned and Greg was appointed successor trustee.

5. 100 shares of Brady Inc. held by the Michael P. Brady Irrevocable Trust No. 1 with Tenleytown Trust Company as trustee. The trust was created in 2002 and was funded solely by Mr. Brady. The trust provides for distributions of principal and income to Greg and Marcia at the trustee's discretion to provide for their welfare. Upon Mr. Brady's death, the trust terminates and the remainder is distributed to Greg and Marcia in equal shares. Mr. Brady does not retain any power to remove or replace the trustee.

6. 100 shares of Brady Inc. held by the Hank Brady Family Trust No. 1 with Tenleytown Trust Company as trustee. The trust was created in 1990 and was funded solely by Mr. Brady's father, Hank Brady. The terms of the trust provide income to Mr. Brady for his life. Upon Mr. Brady's death, he has the power to appoint the trust property to anyone including his estate, his creditors and the creditors of his estate through his will. In default of the exercise of Mr. Brady's power of appointment (i.e. if he doesn't exercise it), the remainder is distributed to Greg.

7. 100 shares of Brady Inc. stock held by the Hank Brady Family Trust No. 2 with Tenleytown Trust Company as trustee. The trust was created in 2005 and was funded solely by Mr. Brady's father, Hank Brady. Under the terms of the trust, the trustee must distribute income to Mr. Brady and may distribute principal to Mr. Brady at its discretion to provide for Mr. Brady's welfare. Upon Mr. Brady's death, he has the power to appoint the trust property to any of his children through his will. In default of the exercise of Mr. Brady's power of appointment, the remainder is distributed to Greg.

8. 100 shares of Brady Inc. stock held by the Michael P. Brady Irrevocable Trust No. 2. The trust was created in 2000 by Mr. Brady and was funded solely by him. Under the terms of the trust, the trustee has the power to distribute principal and income to Greg and Marcia at his discretion to provide for their welfare. The trust names Mr. Brady as the initial trustee. Mr. Brady resigns as trustee on July 4, 2018 and Tenleytown Trust Company becomes the successor trustee. Mr. Brady has no power to remove or replace Tenleytown Trust Company.

9. On August 1, 2018, Mr. Brady made a cash gift of $100,000 to Greg. Mr. Brady paid $40,000 of gift tax on the transfer.

10. On January 15, 2020, the architecture firm that Mr. Brady worked for until his death issued him a check for $20,000 as a bonus for his work at the firm in 2019. Mr. Brady's estate deposited the check in the estate's bank account.