Fred and Amy Kehl, both U.S. citizens, are married. All of their real and personal property is
Question:
Fred and Amy Kehl, both U.S. citizens, are married. All of their real and personal property is owned by them as tenants by the entirety or as joint tenants with right of survivorship. The gross estate of the first spouse to die:
a. Includes 50% of the value of all property owned by the couple, regardless of which spouse furnished the original consideration
b. Includes only the property that had been acquired with the funds of the deceased spouse
c. Does not include any of the value of the property held as joint tenancy with right of survivorship (or tenancy by the entirety) because of the unlimited marital deduction
d. Includes one-third of the value of all real estate owned by the Kehls as the dower right in the case of the wife or courtesy right in the case of the husband
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780357109144
43rd Edition
Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William H. Hoffman