Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the federal estate tax rate?
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
- 40%
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the federal estate tax exemption?
- $1 million
- $2 million
- $3 million
- $4 million
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the purpose of the estate tax?
- To raise revenue for the government
- To reduce the concentration of wealth
- To encourage charitable giving
- All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT)?
- A tax on gifts made to grandchildren
- A tax on gifts made to great-grandchildren
- A tax on gifts made to non-family members
- A tax on gifts made to trusts
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the GSTT exemption?
- $1 million
- $2 million
- $3 million
- $4 million
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the unified credit?
- A credit against the estate tax
- A credit against the GSTT
- A credit against both the estate tax and the GSTT
- None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the value of the unified credit?
- $1 million
- $2 million
- $3 million
- $4 million
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the marital deduction?
- A deduction for gifts made to a spouse
- A deduction for gifts made to a charity
- A deduction for gifts made to a trust
- None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the charitable deduction?
- A deduction for gifts made to a charity
- A deduction for gifts made to a spouse
- A deduction for gifts made to a trust
- None of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the trust deduction?
- A deduction for gifts made to a trust
- A deduction for gifts made to a spouse
- A deduction for gifts made to a charity
- None of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the annual exclusion?
- The amount of money that can be given to a person each year without incurring gift tax
- The amount of money that can be given to a person each year without incurring estate tax
- The amount of money that can be given to a person each year without incurring GSTT
- None of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the value of the annual exclusion?
- $10,000
- $15,000
- $20,000
- $25,000
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the lifetime gift tax exemption?
- The amount of money that can be given to a person over a lifetime without incurring gift tax
- The amount of money that can be given to a person over a lifetime without incurring estate tax
- The amount of money that can be given to a person over a lifetime without incurring GSTT
- None of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the value of the lifetime gift tax exemption?
- $1 million
- $2 million
- $3 million
- $4 million
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
What is the estate tax return filing deadline?
- 9 months after the date of death
- 1 year after the date of death
- 18 months after the date of death
- 2 years after the date of death