Jamie Is Terminally Ill and Does Not Expect to Live

question 108

Essay

Jamie is terminally ill and does not expect to live much longer. Pondering the consequences of her estate, she decides how to allocate her property to her nephews. She makes a gift of depreciated property (i.e., adjusted basis exceeds fair market value) to Will, a gift of appreciated property (i.e., fair market value exceeds adjusted basis) to Jim, and leaves appreciated property to Sam in her will. Each of the properties has the same fair market value. From an income tax perspective, which nephew is her favorite?

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Definitions:

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias in which an observer's overall impression of a person, company, brand, or product influences the observer's feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.

Initial Attraction

The first phase of attraction towards someone, usually based on physical appearance, which can lead to interest or desire for a closer relationship.

Physical Attractiveness

Refers to the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful by others.

Intellectual Similarity

The degree to which two or more individuals share the same levels of intelligence and cognitive capabilities.