Chapter 23, Problem 3QS

Can you demonstrate the accurate steps for solving this financial accounting problem with valid procedures?

Tom Hale 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 and his real estate to a church (an “A” charity). 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 $ 1,340,000 Cash and stock 26,400,000 Intangible assets (film rights) 83,500,000 Real estate 17,400,000   $ 128,640,000 Liabilities:   Mortgage $ 5,600,000 Other liabilities 6,500,000   $ 12,100,000     a. Tom made a taxable gift of $7.50 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.  EXHIBIT 25-2 The Exemption Equivalent / Applicable Exclusion Amount Year of Transfer Gift Tax Estate Tax 1986 $500,000 $500,000 1987 1997 600,000 600,000 1998 625,000 625,000 1999 650,000 650,000…

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