At the Time of His Death, Jason Was a Participant

question 135

Multiple Choice

At the time of his death, Jason was a participant in Silver Corporation's qualified pension plan and group term life insurance. The balance of the survivorship feature in his pension plan is: The term insurance has a maturity value of $100,000. All amounts are paid to Pam, Jason's daughter. One result of these transactions is:

• A) Pam must pay income tax on $300,000.
• B) Pam must pay income tax on $1,100,000.
• C) Jason's gross estate must include $1,200,000.
• D) Jason's gross estate must include $1,500,000.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

Self-serving bias is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute their successes to internal characteristics and failures to external factors.

Downward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to others who are worse off in order to feel better about one's own situation.

Upward Comparison

Comparing oneself to others who are better off or more successful, which can influence self-esteem and motivation.

Temporal Comparison

The process of comparing one's past self to their current self to assess changes over time.