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The estate of Mr. Mashiko, deceased, after payment of debts, funeral expenses, and testamentary expenses, consisted of the following: Cash at bank .......................................................... Tshs 15,000,000/=
The estate of Mr. Mashiko, deceased, after payment of debts, funeral expenses, and testamentary expenses, consisted of the following:
Cash at bank .......................................................... Tshs 15,000,000/=
House hold furniture and personal effects valued at . Tshs 2,000,000/=
Tshs 1,000,000/=, 5 % NDC bonds valued at ......... Tshs 1,000,000/=
No income was receivable from the date of death to the date of distribution. By will he bequeathed the following legacies: -
To his wife ......................................................... Tshs 14,500,000/=
To his wife ................................. His Household furniture and effects
To his son, Elia ..................................................... Tshs 3,000,000/=
To his daughter, Joan ........................................... Tshs 2,000,000/=
his daughter, Joan .. His holding of Tshs 1,000,000/= NDC bonds
To his brother, William ......................... His freehold country cottage
To his nephew, Sheba, Tshs 500,000/=; 3% Savings bonds out of his holding in 3% savings bonds
To his long-time friend, Bambo,Tshs 500,000 payable out of his holding of 3% Savings bonds
To his friend, Pwagu ............................................... Tshs 500,000/=
The testator, some years prior to his death, had sold his holding of Tshs 1,000,000/=, 3% Savings bonds. He had also sold his freehold country cottage, the net proceeds of which amounted to Tshs 800,000/=. His friend, Pwagu, a bachelor, predeceased him.
Required:
(i) Prepare a statement showing the distribution of the estate.
(ii) The cash book
(iii) The NDC bond a/c
(iv) Legacies account
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