The Gross Estate of a Decedent Contains $2,000,000 Cash and 100

question 91

Multiple Choice

The gross estate of a decedent contains $2,000,000 cash and 100% of Davis Corporation stock worth $600,000. Funeral and administrative expenses and state death taxes allowable as estate tax deductions amount to $400,000. The estate owes no other liabilities. The decedent's Davis stock can be

• A)redeemed to the extent of the death taxes and the estate's funeral and administrative costs with sale or exchange treatment.
• B)redeemed with dividend treatment.
• C)redeemed in full with sale or exchange treatment only if the proceeds are used to pay the death taxes and funeral and administrative costs.
• D)redeemed to the extent of the death taxes and the funeral and administrative costs with sale or exchange treatment only if the proceeds are used to pay the death taxes and funeral and administrative costs.

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