Christian Transferred $60,000 to an Irrevocable Trust for the Benefit

question 76

Multiple Choice

Christian transferred $60,000 to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his threedaughters. The three daughters share income equally for five years and then the corpus of the trust is to be divided equally between them. What is the amount of the taxable gifts,if any, made by Christian?

• A) $46,000.
• B) $60,000.
• C) $18,000.
• D) $34,000.
• E) None of the choices are correct - the amount of the taxable gifts cannot be ascertained without valuing each income interest.