Burt made the following devises through his will: Determine whether the transfers qualify for the charitable deduction
Question:
Burt made the following devises through his will: Determine whether the transfers qualify for the charitable deduction
1. All of the preferred stock that he owned at the time of his death in X Corp to a local non-profit organization that operates a shelter for homeless individuals (while leaving his common stock holdings to his grandchildren);
2. A 50 percent interest as tenants in common in a downtown office building (subject to a lease by a commercial bank) to his city’s non-profit art museum;
3. $100,000 to be distributed by his executor in her discretion to the § 2055(a) entity having the greatest positive influence on his community at the time of his death;
4. $250,000 in trust, the terms of which require the trustee to pay Burt’s daughter 5 percent of the value of the trust property on an annual basis for her lifetime, remainder to Burt’s non-profit alma mater; and
5. 6 months after Burt’s death, his executor donates a perpetual easement on real property to the Nature Conservancy that requires the land to remain in its undeveloped natural state to protect native wildlife and to provide the public with access to an undeveloped beach front.
Expert Answer:
26 US Code 170 deals with Charitable etc contributions and gifts Section 170 a 1 deals with Allowance of deduction There shall be allowed as a deduction any charitable contribution as defined in subse... View the full answer
