Harold and Maude were married and lived in a common-law state. Maude died in 2018 with a taxable estate of $26.70 million and left it all to Harold. Maude's executor filed a timely estate tax return claiming the marital deduction for the property left to Harold Including a valid portability election. Harold died this year, leaving the entire $26.70 million to their three children (Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2) Calculate how much estate tax is due from Harold's estate under the following two alternatives. a. Assume that neither Harold nor Maude had made any taxable gifts prior to this year. b. Assume that Harold and Maude each made a $1 million taxable gift in 2011 and offset the gift tax at that time with the applicable credit Estate tax if no taxable gifts were made Estate tax if taxable gifts were made 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% S 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 /Applicable Exclusion Amount Year of Transfer Gift Tax Estate Tax 1986 $500,000 $500,000 1987-1997 600,000 600,000 1998 625,000 625,000 1999 650,000 650,000 2000-2001 675,000 675,000 2002-2003 1,000,000 1,000,000 2004-2005 1,000,000 1,500,000 2006-2008 1,000,000 2,000,000 2009-2010 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 5,490,0001 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 2022 12,060,000 12,060,000 The estate tax was optional for decedents dying in 2010. In lieu of the estate tax, executors could opt to have the adjusted tax basis of the assets in the gross estate carry applicable credit and exemption are zero for taxpayers who opt out of the estate tax in 2010