Classify Each Statement Appropriately

question 47

Multiple Choice

Classify each statement appropriately.
-State income taxes accrued prior to death.

• A)Deductible from the gross estate in arriving at the taxable estate.
• B)Not deductible from the gross estate in arriving at the taxable estate.

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Definitions:

Eminent Domain Law

Legal provisions allowing the government to expropriate private property for public use, with compensation to the owner.

Expropriate

The act of a government taking private property for public use, usually with compensation to the owner.

Fee Simple Absolute

A type of freehold ownership where the owner has the maximum possible rights over the property, permitting them to use it, sell it, or bequeath it under the law.

Real Property

Land and anything permanently attached to the land, such as buildings, which can be contrasted with personal property.