Question: Allison Garza died on August 1 , 2 0 2 2 . Allison was a widow and had three children who are all adults. Allison's

Allison Garza died on August 1,2022. Allison was a widow and had three children who are all adults. Allison's husband, Earl, died in 2017, but his estate did not file an estate tax return because his estate was only $1,000,000 and he left it all to Allison. Allison's SSN was 107-55-1234. Her address was 8796 Swanson Dr., Dallas, Texas 75248. She was born on July 12,1950. Allison was very wealthy but did not leave all of her estate to her children. Her estate plan left $4M to each of her children and the remainder to her favorite charity, the Wounded Warrior Project. Allison's estate consists of the following:
Principal residence: $2,500,000
Second home: $450,000
Bank account: $200,000
Brokerage account: $15,000,000
Debts: $1,000,000 line of credit at bank, $20,000 credit card debt
Estate expenses (funeral, legal, etc.): $50,000
During her life, Allison made significant gifts to her children. She made $4,000,000 in taxable gifts during her lifetime.
Allison's executor has retained you to file the Form 706 and provide any other tax advice you deem appropriate. Please prepare the form and your written explanation.

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