FINA 4340 EXAM 3

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Teddy has ten shares of stock that he bought on March 1, Year 1, for $5 each. On March 1, Year 2, he sells all the shares for $200. What is the income tax consequence of the sale? $150 short-term capital gain Christian filed his individual federal tax return for the year ending December 31, 2020 on April 15, 2021 and he owed $18,000. As of December 15, 2021, he still has not paid any his tax liability. How much does Christian owe as of December 31, 2021? $18,810 [(18,000 x 0.005) x 9 + 18,000] Christian did not fail to file - he failed to pay. Therefore, he owes the 0.5% per month or part of a month failure to pay penalty plus the outstanding tax amount of $18,000. Which, if any, of the following statements is (are) correct (assuming no withholdings or estimated payments)? 1 Refundable tax credits can generate a tax refund. 2 Nonrefundable tax credits can generate a tax refund. 1 only On June 2, Rhea purchased 100 shares of stock for $10,000. When it was worth $20,000, on December 25 of the same year, she gifted all the stock to her nephew, Sammy. Sammy sold the stock on the following October 15th, for its fair market value of $25,000. What is Sammy's tax consequence? $15,000 long term capital gain All the following federal income tax penalties are correct except: there is a 20% penalty per month for fraud up to 100% of under paym ent (the penalty for fraud is 75% of underpayment). All of the following are excluded from the gross income of the recipient except: Alimony ordered by court (divorce prior to 2019) Bill, who is single, sells his personal residence to move from Atlanta to Chicago due to being transferred by his employer. He has owned and used the house for 18 months. The sale price is $460,000, selling expenses are $25,000 and his adjustable taxable basis is $180,000. What, if any, is Bill's taxable gain? 67,500 Which of the following is not one of the three separate and distinct tax systems that are relevant to financial planning? Ad valorem tax system Georgia just died from a terrible bus accident. She was only 34 years old and had two children under six. Under which of the following circumstances would she be considered to have died intestate? All of the aboce
Ross recently prepared a last will and testament in which he left all his assets to his girlfriend, Phoebe. Ross and Phoebe broke up last night and now Ross wants to leave all his worldly possessions to his best friend, Joey. What can Ross do to prevent Phoebe from receiving any of his assets? Ross can revoke the will under which pheobe receives all of his assets and write a new will. Which of the following statements, if any, represents a benefit of the probate process? 1 The cost of probate is generally not very high, depending on the jurisdiction. 2 The probate process results in clear title passing to the legatees. 2 only A spendthrift clause in a trust does which of the following? It protects the trust assets from most creditors. All of the following are essential legal documents used in estate planning except: A side instruction letter. Which, if any, of the following statements is (are) correct? 1 The value of a gift for gift tax purposes is equal to the fair market value of the gifted property on the date of the gift. 2 The value of a publicly traded security for estate and gift tax purposes is equal to the average of the high and low trading price on the date of the gift or date of death. Both 1 and 2 Your client, Samantha, died testate last week. At her death she had the following property interests: 1/3 of her late parent’s home, which she owns with her two sisters as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Which property interest will not pass through her probate estate? Luka is a frugal man who refuses to spend any money creating an estate plan even though he has substantial assets. He has heard that he can just write his own will and sign it and it will be effective. What is he referring to? A holographic will
Which of the following statements is / are correct? 1 A power of attorney is a power to act by an agent for the benefit of a principal. 2 A power of appointment is the power to appoint someone to act for the principal. 1 only Which of the following statements is / are correct? 1 A general power of appointment may cause inclusion of the assets under the power in the gross estate of the power holder without having had the power holder exercise the power. 2 A medical durable power of attorney permits the powerholder to direct the withholding of artificial life sustaining methods or procedures. 1 only Today, Dakota is submitting her Initial Application for CFP® certification with the CFP Board of Standards. Four years earlier, Dakota signed a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent with FINRA, as part of FINRA arbitration hearing. As part of the arbitration settlement, Dakota consented to a 30-day suspension, a fine of $100,000 and 20 hours of continuing education. Which action is most appropriate for Dakota to take when completing her Initial Application for CFP® certification? Dakota should disclose the FINRA arbitration to the CFP Board. Boris is a CFP® professional and has entered into a signed engagement letter to provide the first five steps of the financial planning process. Once Boris has made the recommendations, the engagement letter clearly identifies that the scope of the relationship ends, and the client is solely responsible for implementation and monitoring. Six months after Boris provided a client with his recommendations, the client approached Boris about purchasing life insurance through Boris, which was one of the recommendations in his plan. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for Boris to take? Boris should update the terms of the engagement to expand the scope and timeframe. Javier is a CFP® professional and is engaged in the financial planning process with his client, Devin. Javier is in the data gathering process and has collected bank statements, insurance policies, estate documents, and all other relevant information except for tax returns. Devin refuses to supply the tax returns or any documents that support his income claims. Javier's best course of action is to? Javier may limit the scope of engagement to recommendations for which he has sufficient and relevant information or disengage from the client.
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