American College HS330 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

The failure of an individual to have a will can result in which of the following?
1.The state will determine the disposition of the individual's probate estate.
2.The decedent's preference for a personal representative, guardian, and other fiduciary roles may be ignored.

To determine whether a taxable gift has been made, the IRS focuses on all the following factors EXCEPT:

A father died leaving his property equally to his wealthy son and his poor daughter. The son wishes to disclaim his share of the inheritance so that it will pass to his sister without his incurring any gift tax liability. In this situation, all the following acts on the part of the son are required EXCEPT:

All of the following statements concerning the use of an irrevocable life insurance trust to solve liquidity problems of the insured's estate are correct EXCEPT:

A man is planning to establish and fund an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his two sons, ages 19 and 22, and plans to give the trustee power to sprinkle trust income. From the standpoint of providing federal income, gift, and estate tax savings, which of the following would be a suitable trustee?
1.The grantor of the trust
2.The grantor's 22-year-old son

A father plans to create a trust for the benefit of his 22-year-old son and wishes to take advantage of the gift tax annual exclusion. He has named a bank as trustee. Which of the following trust provisions would cause the gifts to be ineligible to qualify for the gift tax annual exclusion?
1.The trust income is to be paid to the son or accumulated at the discretion of the trustee.
2.The income is to be accumulated until the son reaches age 32 when all accumulated income and principal are to be distributed to him.

On January 1, 2004 a father gave his daughter a $150,000 straight (ordinary) life insurance policy on his life. Premiums are paid annually. The pertinent facts about the policy are:
Date of issue: July 1, 1992
Premium paid on July 1, 2003 $2,400
Terminal reserve on July 1, 2003 15,000
Terminal reserve on July 1, 2004 18,000
What is the value of the policy for federal gift tax purposes?

Which of the following statements concerning the inclusion in a decedent-employee's gross estate of a lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement plan to a beneficiary other than the employee's estate is (are) correct?
1.Lump-sum distributions of payments attributable to the employer's contributions are excluded from the gross estate.
2.Lump-sum distributions of payments attributable to the decedent-employee's contributions are excluded from the gross estate.

Which of the following statements concerning the inclusion and valuation of all or part of a commercial annuity in the estate of an annuitant is (are) correct?
1.A life annuity with a period certain is includible to the extent of the present value of any remaining guaranteed payments.
2.If the executor elects the alternate valuation date, an annuity is includible at its replacement cost 6 months after death.

A father is considering giving his daughter a gift. For tax planning purposes, the father should give his daughter which of the following?