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S1 died November 30, 2013, survived by 80-year-old S2. The 7520 rate was 4%. They had an ABC estate plan. At S1's death their holdings

S1 died November 30, 2013, survived by 80-year-old S2. The ยง7520 rate was 4%. They had an ABC estate plan. At S1's death their holdings had the following net value:

S1 Separate Property,   $6,400,000Community Property,     $6,000,000S2 Separate Property,    $1,800,000                        $14,200,000 total

S2 died October 9, 2015, and the trusts had the following values:

Trust A: $5,000,000      Trust B: $6,422,872     Trust C: $5,077,128


1) At what value will Trust A be funded?
A. $673,982 (allow for rounding)

2) At what value will Trust B be funded?
B. $740,000

3) At what value will Trust C be funded?
C. $2,000,000/$9,400,000 QTIP fraction should be elected

4) What is the QTIP fraction necessary to equalize the two estates at $7,100,000?
D. $2,300,000/$5,000,000 QTIP fraction should be elected

5) What is S1's 2013 estate tax liability?
E. None of the other answers is correct
. 6) S2's executor will take advantage of the prior transfer credit. Regarding the determination of the PTC for S2's estate, what is "credit limit one"?
F. $2,300,000/$4,150,000 QTIP fraction should be elected

7) S2's taxable estate was correctly determined to be $7,813,830. S2's executor will take advantage of the prior transfer credit. Regarding the determination of the PTC for S2's estate, what is "credit limit two"? Note, Table S factor for a life estate (age 80, 4%) is 0.26493.
G. $4,800,000

8) What is the prior transfer credit for S2's estate?
H. $196,048 (allow for rounding)



I. $5,250,000



J. $1,105,169



K. $4,150,000

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