Answer:
C) III
- III. No, the policy was excluded from Joseph's estate.
Explanation:
It doesn't matter who pays the policy's premiums, what matters is who is the beneficiary of the policy. If the proceeds of the policy are paid to the insured's estate, then they are part of it, but if the proceeds are paid to another beneficiary, then they are not included in the estate.
Since Joseph's wife was the owner and beneficiary of the policy, the proceeds will be paid directly to her. The advantage here is that proceeds from the life insurance policy are not taxed as income, but if Joseph's state was larger than $5.43 million, then estate taxes might apply.
The answer is $230,000. For a manufacturing firm, cost of goods available for sale is computed by adding the beginning finished goods inventory to $230,000
