Steve and Kay Briar, U.S. citizens, were married for the entire calendar year. During the year, Steve
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Steve and Kay Briar, U.S. citizens, were married for the entire calendar year. During the year, Steve gave a $32,000 cash gift to his sister. The Briars made no other gifts in the year. They each signed a timely election to treat the $32,000 gift as made onehalf by each spouse. Disregarding the applicable credit and estate tax consequences, what amount of the current-year gift is taxable to the Briars?
a. $32,000
b. $30,000
c. $2,000
d. $0
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South Western Federal Taxation 2020 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates And Trusts
ISBN: 9780357109168
43rd Edition
Authors: William A. Raabe, James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, Annette Nellen, David M. Maloney
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