Lily Dies Early in the Current Year

question 72

Essay

Lily dies early in the current year. All her property passes subject to her will, which provides that her surviving husband, Rick, is to receive all the property outright. Her will further states that any property Rick disclaims will pass instead to their children in equal shares. Lily's gross estate is about $10 million, and her Sec. 2053 deductions are very small. Rick, who is in poor health, already owns about $6 million of property. What tax issues should Rick consider with respect to the property bequeathed to him by his wife?

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Definitions:

Proportional

Pertaining to a relationship where quantities change at the same rate, maintaining a constant ratio.

Taxable Income

The portion of an individual's or business's income used to determine how much tax will be owed to the federal government.

Marginal Tax Rate

The percentage of tax applied to an individual's or entity's income for each additional unit of income.

Taxable Income

The amount of income used to calculate how much tax an individual or a company owes to the government in a given tax year.