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Harold and Maude are married and live in a common-law state. Neither has made any taxable gifts and Maude owns (holds title to) all their
Harold and Maude are married and live in a common-law state. Neither has made any taxable gifts and Maude owns (holds title to) all their property. She dies with a taxable estate of $28.5 million and leaves it all to Harold. He dies several years later, leaving the entire $28.5 million to their three children. (Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2.)
EXHIBIT 25-1 Unified Transfer Tax Rates*
Tax Base Equal to or Over | Not Over | Tentative Tax | Plus | of Amount Over |
---|---|---|---|---|
$ 0 | $10,000 | $ 0 | 18% | $ 0 |
10,000 | 20,000 | 1,800 | 20 | 10,000 |
20,000 | 40,000 | 3,800 | 22 | 20,000 |
40,000 | 60,000 | 8,200 | 24 | 40,000 |
60,000 | 80,000 | 13,000 | 26 | 60,000 |
80,000 | 100,000 | 18,200 | 28 | 80,000 |
100,000 | 150,000 | 23,800 | 30 | 100,000 |
150,000 | 250,000 | 38,800 | 32 | 150,000 |
250,000 | 500,000 | 70,800 | 34 | 250,000 |
500,000 | 750,000 | 155,800 | 37 | 500,000 |
750,000 | 1,000,000 | 248,300 | 39 | 750,000 |
1,000,000 | 345,800 | 40 | 1,000,000 |
*The applicable credit and exemption are zero for estates that opted out of the estate tax in 2010.
EXHIBIT 25-2 The Exemption Equivalent
Year of Transfer | Gift Tax | Estate Tax |
---|---|---|
1986 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
19871997 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
1998 | 625,000 | 625,000 |
1999 | 650,000 | 650,000 |
20002001 | 675,000 | 675,000 |
20022003 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
20042005 | 1,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
20062008 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
20092010* | 1,000,000 | 3,500,000 |
2011 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
2012 | 5,120,000 | 5,120,000 |
2013 | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 |
2014 | 5,340,000 | 5,340,000 |
2015 | 5,430,000 | 5,430,000 |
2016 | 5,450,000 | 5,450,000 |
2017 | 5,490,000 | 5,490,000 |
2018 | 11,180,000 | 11,180,000 |
2019 | 11,400,000 | 11,400,000 |
2020 | 11,580,000 | 11,580,000 |
2021 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 |
*The applicable credit and exemption are zero for taxpayers who opt out of the estate tax in 2010. Required:
Calculate how much estate tax is due from Harolds estate. (Enter your answer in dollars and not in millions of dollars.)
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