Question

At the time of his death on July 9, Aiden held rights in the following real estate: Fair Market Value (on July 9) Apartment building $2,100,000 Tree farm 1,500,000 Pastureland 750,000 Residence 900,000 The apartment building was purchased by Chloe, Aiden's mother, and is owned in a joint tenancy with her. The tree farm and pastureland were gifts from Chloe to Aiden and his two sisters. The tree farm is held in joint tenancy, and the pastureland is owned as tenants in common. Aiden purchased the residence and owns it with his wife as tenants by the entirety. Compute Aiden's gross estate based on the scenarios:

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is $\ 1,200,000$"".

Explanation:

$\to [\ 500,000 (\frac{1}{3} \times \ 1,500,000) + \ 250,000 (\frac{1}[3} \times \ 750,000 + \ 450,000 (\frac{1}[2} \times \ 900,000]\\\\\\to \ 1,200,000$

Though this tree farm is jointly held, Aiden is assumed to have given 1/3 of the treatment because his mother gave her a gift to create the lease. The tenancy of the major chunk is subjected to the fifty percent spouse exclusion rule. None of the structures is included as Chloe does not escape Aiden.