Exam 19: Accounting for Estates and Trusts

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Jim Bowie died on April 1, 2011. The estate has the following gross asset valuation information: Estate Asset April 1,2011 October 1,2011 Coin collection \ 30,000 \ 28,000 \ 25,000 Google common stock \ 50,000 \ 48,000 \ 56,000 The estate tax will be calculated using:

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In an executor's accounting for an estate, debts and other obligations are recorded

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When there are not enough assets in the estate to satisfy all legacies in the will, the distribution schedule goes through a process of:

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The executor of Danny Mack's estate has listed the following properties at fair value: Cash $200,000, Life Insurance Receivable $500,000, Investment in Stocks and Bonds $50,000, Rental Property $100,000, and Personal Property $80,000. Additionally, the executor found $100,000 of various debts incurred before the decedent's death. The cost of Danny Mack's funeral was $20,000. -Prepare the journal entry to record the collection of the life insurance policy.

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During the most recent year, an estate generated income of $26,000: Rental income \ 11,700 Interest income 7,800 Dividend income 6,500 The interest income was conveyed immediately to the beneficiary stated in the decedent's will. Dividends of $1,560 were given to the decedent's church. -The executor of the estate of Yelbert Toper recorded the following information: Assets discovered at death (at fair value): Cash \ 780,000 Life insurance receivable 260,000 Investments: Warner Brothers 14,300 Kodak 35,100 General Motors 44,200 Dell Computer 41,600 Rental property 380,000 Cash outflows: Funeral expenses \ 27,300 Executor fees 15,600 Ordinary repairs of rental property 2,600 Debts 105,300 Distribution of income to income beneficiary 5,200 Distribution of cash to charitable remainder trust 390,000 Cash inflows: Sale of Kodak stock \ 39,000 Rental income ( \ 5,200 earned prior to death) 14,300 Dividend income (\ 2,600 declared prior to death) 15,600 Life insurance proceeds 260,000 Debts of $22,100 still remain to be paid. The shares of Dell stock were conveyed to the appropriate beneficiary. Executor fees are allocated based on total charges for principal and for income. Required: Prepare a charge and discharge statement for this estate.

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The executor of Danny Mack's estate has listed the following properties at fair value: Cash $200,000, Life Insurance Receivable $500,000, Investment in Stocks and Bonds $50,000, Rental Property $100,000, and Personal Property $80,000. Additionally, the executor found $100,000 of various debts incurred before the decedent's death. The cost of Danny Mack's funeral was $20,000. -Prepare a Charge and Discharge Statement for the estate.

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What is the difference between an executor and an administrator?

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Which of the following is usually not accounted for as an adjustment to a trust's income?

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The shares of Kodak were sold for $145,600. Prepare the journal entry to record the transaction.

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The terms of a will currently undergoing probate are: "A gift to my brother David of $25,000 cash; to my son James, $50,000 from my savings account; and to my Daughter Lila, all of my remaining property." At the time of death, the balance in the savings account was $40,000, and there was additional cash (after payment of funeral expenses and all claims against the estate) of $70,000. -How much would James have received from the estate?

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Under what circumstance does an estate have an executor?

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The executor of Danny Mack's estate has listed the following properties at fair value: Cash $200,000, Life Insurance Receivable $500,000, Investment in Stocks and Bonds $50,000, Rental Property $100,000, and Personal Property $80,000. Additionally, the executor found $100,000 of various debts incurred before the decedent's death. The cost of Danny Mack's funeral was $20,000. -Prepare the journal entry for claims of $100,000 made against the estate for various debts incurred before the decedent's death, and $20,000 for funeral expense bills.

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During the most recent year, an estate generated income of $26,000: Rental income \ 11,700 Interest income 7,800 Dividend income 6,500 The interest income was conveyed immediately to the beneficiary stated in the decedent's will. Dividends of $1,560 were given to the decedent's church. -Prepare a schedule to show the amount of taxable income.

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What is meant by "an individual dies intestate"?

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The executor of Danny Mack's estate has listed the following properties at fair value: Cash $200,000, Life Insurance Receivable $500,000, Investment in Stocks and Bonds $50,000, Rental Property $100,000, and Personal Property $80,000. Additionally, the executor found $100,000 of various debts incurred before the decedent's death. The cost of Danny Mack's funeral was $20,000. -Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of the estate's liabilities for debts incurred prior to the decedent's death.

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For which type of trust is the income taxed in the grantor's individual income tax return?

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When an estate does not have sufficient assets to satisfy all claims against it, what claim has the highest priority?

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What is the process of abatement?

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What are the four levels of claims in the order of priority of the Uniform Probate Code?

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What is the purpose of the Uniform Probate Code?

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