Jack a widower, died late last year (2020) with a gross estate of $10 million. Jack made one taxable gift in his lifetime of $2,000,000 to his brother this year before he (Jack) died. Funeral and administrative expenses cost $140,000. Jack’s debts and mortgages totaled $300,000.   Calculate Jack’s estate tax liability, show your work.

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Jack a widower, died late last year (2020) with a gross estate of $10 million. Jack made one taxable gift in his lifetime of $2,000,000 to his brother this year before he (Jack) died. Funeral and administrative expenses cost $140,000. Jack’s debts and mortgages totaled $300,000.

 

Calculate Jack’s estate tax liability, show your work.

Gross Estate
Funeral and Administration Expenses
Debts and Taxes
Casualty and Theft Losses.
Adjusted Gross Estate
Marital Deduction
Charitable Deduction
State Death Tax Deduction
Taxable Estate
+ Adjusted Taxable Gifts
Federal Estate Tax Calculation
Tentative Tax Base
Tentative Tax (Compute tax)
Gift Tax Paid or Payable (Credit)
Estate Tax Payable before Credits
Tax Credits
Unified Credit
Prior Transfer Credit
Foreign Death Tax Credit
Federal Estate Tax Payable
Total Deductions
Total Deductions
$
$
S
$
$
$
$
Total Credits
$
Transcribed Image Text:Gross Estate Funeral and Administration Expenses Debts and Taxes Casualty and Theft Losses. Adjusted Gross Estate Marital Deduction Charitable Deduction State Death Tax Deduction Taxable Estate + Adjusted Taxable Gifts Federal Estate Tax Calculation Tentative Tax Base Tentative Tax (Compute tax) Gift Tax Paid or Payable (Credit) Estate Tax Payable before Credits Tax Credits Unified Credit Prior Transfer Credit Foreign Death Tax Credit Federal Estate Tax Payable Total Deductions Total Deductions $ $ S $ $ $ $ Total Credits $
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