Tom Hruise was an entertainment executive who had a fatal accident on a film set. Tom's will directed his executor to distribute his cash and stock to his spouse, Kaffie, and the real estate to a church, The First Church of Methodology. The remainder of Tom's assets were to be placed in trust for three children. Tom's estate consisted of the following: Assets:   Personal assets $ 1,040,000 Cash and stock 24,200,000 Intangible assets (film rights) 72,500,000 Real estate 15,200,000   $ 112,940,000 Liabilities:   Mortgage $ 3,400,000 Other liabilities 4,300,000   $ 7,700,000   a. Tom made a taxable gift of $5.30 million in 2011. Compute the estate tax for Tom's estate. (Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2.) Note: Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars.

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Tom Hruise was an entertainment executive who had a fatal accident on a film set. Tom's will directed his executor to distribute his cash and stock to his spouse, Kaffie, and the real estate to a church, The First Church of Methodology. The remainder of Tom's assets were to be placed in trust for three children. Tom's estate consisted of the following:

Assets:  
Personal assets $ 1,040,000
Cash and stock 24,200,000
Intangible assets (film rights) 72,500,000
Real estate 15,200,000
  $ 112,940,000
Liabilities:  
Mortgage $ 3,400,000
Other liabilities 4,300,000
  $ 7,700,000

 

a. Tom made a taxable gift of $5.30 million in 2011. Compute the estate tax for Tom's estate. (Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2.)

Note: Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars.

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