A distribution to an estates sole beneficiary for the calendar year equaled $15,000, the amount currently required

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A distribution to an estate’s sole beneficiary for the calendar year equaled $15,000, the amount currently required to be distributed by the will. The estate’s records showed the following. What amount of the distribution was taxable to the beneficiary?

Estate Income

Taxable interest $40,000

Estate Disbursements

Expenses attributable to taxable interest $34,000

a. $40,000

b. $15,000

c. $6,000

d. $0

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South Western Federal Taxation 2020 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates And Trusts

ISBN: 9780357109168

43rd Edition

Authors: William A. Raabe, James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, Annette Nellen, David M. Maloney

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