Your long-time client, Harold (Hal) Holland will meet with your supervising partner next week for an estate panning appointment. Ha has been married to Winona Holland since 1990. Hal is age 68 and retired. Winona, age 60, retired early to spend more time with Hal. They are residents of Topeka, Kansas. Hal is a U.S. citizen, and Winona is a citizen of Australia. Winona has indicated she plans to return to Australia if Hal predeceases her. Your supervising partner has requested that you identify any potential pitfalls in Hals current estate plan so she can bring them to his attention. Hal has stated that, in addition to providing some wealth transfers to his wife Winona, he wants to treat his three children by his prior marriage (Gina, Halbert and Julianna) approximately equally in terms of total wealth received from him by gift and as a result of his death. Hal and Winona prepared and submitted via e-mail the list of assets shown below. 1.Principal residence in Topeka titled in the names of Hal and Winona, joint tenants with right of survivorship; purchased with $280,000 of consideration furnished solely by Winona; fair market value of $400,000. 2.household furnishings in the Topeka house; fair market value of $34,000. Winona owned almost all f these furnishings before she married Hal. 3.Portfolio of publicly traded stocks in Hals name; fair market value of $7.12M. 4.Mountain cabin and land in Vail, Colorado. Hal purchased the property in 1998 for $60,000; fair market value is $460,000. al never visits the cabin, but Halbert spends every summer and several weeks during the winter at the cabin. 5.Stock (12 shares) in Harolds Hammocks, Inc. (a closely held C corporation) transferred to the Oz State Bank Revocable Trust in 1992; fair market value of $226,000, and basis of $15,000. Hal acquired the 12 shares in 1988 in a Sec 351 transaction. Julianna and Gina own the remaining stock, 44 shares each, which Hal gifted to them in 2009. 6.Individual retirement account at ToKan State Bank. The account consists of the funds rolled directly into the IRA from the non-contributory qualified retirement plan of Hals former employer when Hal retired. Fair market value of the IRA is $540,000. Hal has not yet received any distributions. He is the IRA beneficiary, and Winona is the contingent beneficiary if Hal predeceases her. 7.Cash of $825,000 in checking and savings accounts in Hals name. 8.Mutual funds shares in the names of Hal and Julianna, joint tenants with right of survivorship. Hal provided all the consideration ($9,000); fair market value of $64,000. He intended to use the money to finance Juliannas education, but she received a full scholarship. 9.Stock in Dolrah, Inc. (a firm that elected S corporation status in 1990 upon its formation). The stock is in Hals name, and he is one of six stockholders; fair market value of $79,000. Hals current will reads: To my wife, Winona, I leave outright any household furnishings that I own, $500,000 of stock from my portfolio of publicly traded stocks, and all of my stock in Dolrah, Inc. Required: Prepare a memo to your supervising partner to help her prepare for the appointment with Hal. In the memo, advise the partner of any pitfalls (problems) you have identified that she should discuss with Hal. You need not make any calculation of estate tax liabilities.