Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding the effect of the generation-skipping transfer tax on transfers in trust? A trust can be a skip person if all future trust distributions can only be made to skip persons. A trust can be a skip person if all current beneficial interests in the trust are held by skip persons. A trust can only be a non-skip person. A trust can be a non-skip person if any non-skip person holds an interest in the trust. A)I, II, and IV B)III and IV C)I and II D)III only

Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding the effect of the generation-skipping transfer tax on transfers in trust? A trust can be a skip person if all future trust distributions can only be made to skip persons. A trust can be a skip person if all current beneficial interests in the trust are held by skip persons. A trust can only be a non-skip person. A trust can be a non-skip person if any non-skip person holds an interest in the trust. A)I, II, and IV B)III and IV C)I and II D)III only

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

42nd Edition

ISBN:9780357233306

Author:Maloney

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Chapter28: Income Taxati On Of Trusts And Estates

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Problem 23P

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