Caleb Transferred $115,000 to an Irrevocable Trust for Avery

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Essay

Caleb transferred $115,000 to an irrevocable trust for Avery. The trustee has the discretion to distribute income or corpus for Avery's benefit but is required to distribute all assets to Avery (or his estate)not later than Avery's 21 ^st birthday. What is the amount, if any, of the taxable gift?

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