a. This year Casey made a taxable gift of $1 million to Stephanie. Casey is not married, and the 2010 gift was the only other taxable gift he has ever made.
a. This year Casey made a taxable gift of $1 million to Stephanie. Casey is not married, and the 2010 gift was the only other taxable gift he has ever made.
Chapter27: The Federal Gift And Estate Taxes
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Transcribed Image Text:EXHIBIT 25-2 The Exemption Equivalent
EXHIBIT 25-1 Unified Transfer Tax Rates*
Year of Transfer
Gift Tax
Estate Tax
Tax Base Equal to or Over
Not Over
Tentative Tax
Plus
of Amount Over
1986
$500,000
$500,000
$ 0
$10,000
$ 0
18%
$ 0
1987–1997
600,000
600,000
10,000
20,000
1,800
20
10,000
1998
625,000
625,000
20,000
40,000
3,800
22
20,000
40,000
60,000
8,200
24
40,000
1999
650,000
650,000
60,000
80,000
13,000
26
60,000
2000–2001
675,000
675,000
80,000
100,000
18,200
28
80,000
2002–2003
1,000,000
1,000,000
100,000
150,000
23,800
30
100,000
2004–2005
1,000,000
1,500,000
150,000
250,000
38,800
32
150,000
2006–2008
1,000,000
2,000,000
250,000
500,000
70,800
34
250,000
2009-2010*
1,000,000
3,500,000
500,000
750,000
155,800
37
500,000
2011
5,000,000
5,000,000
750,000
1,000,000
248,300
39
750,000
2012
5,120,000
5,120,000
1,000,000
345,800
40
1,000,000
2013
5,250,000
5,250,000
*The applicable credit and exemption are zero for estates that opted out of the estate tax in 2010.
2014
5,340,000
5,340,000
2015
5,430,000
5,430,000
2016
5,450,000
5,450,000
2017
5,490,000
5,490,000
2018
11,180,000
11,180,000
2019
11,400,000
11,400,000
2020
11,580,000
11,580,000
2021
11,700,000
11,700,000
*The applicable credit and exemption are zero for taxpayers who opt out of the estate tax in 2010.
Transcribed Image Text:In 2010 Casey made a taxable gift of $5.7 million to both Stephanie and Linda (a total of $11.4 million in taxable gifts).
Required:
Calculate the amount of gift tax due this year and Casey's unused exemption equivalent under the following alternatives.
(Refer to Exhibit 25-1 and Exhibit 25-2.) (Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars. Leave no answer blank.
Enter zero if applicable.)
a. This year Casey made a taxable gift of $1 million to Stephanie. Casey is not married, and the 2010 gift was the only other taxable gift
he has ever made.
Gift tax due
$
Unused exemption equivalent
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