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HS-330 Fundamentals of Estate Planning Test Questions 191–195 (page: 40)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Which of the following factors is (are) used to make a choice between having an entity-purchase or cross-purchase partnership buy-sell agreement?
1. The cost basis of the partners' business interests.
2. The amount of the partners? individual personal net worths.

  1. 1 only
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. 2 only
  4. Both 1 and 2

Answer(s): A



Generally the courts will accept as the federal estate tax value of a closely held corporate business the price established by a buy-sell agreement if all the following conditions are met EXCEPT:

  1. The agreement requires a deceased shareholder's executor to sell the stock at the price specified in the agreement.
  2. The agreement as to per-share value is fair, adequate, and made at arm's length.
  3. The agreement requires the payment of liquidated damages to the survivors if the executor fails to carry out its terms.
  4. The agreement requires a shareholder to first offer his stock to the corporation or other shareholders at the specified price if he wishes to sell it during his lifetime.

Answer(s): C



Which of the following statements concerning the obligation of the personal representative of a decedent to file a federal estate tax return is (are) correct?
1. A return must be filed by a decedent's estate if the gross estate plus adjusted taxable gifts equals the applicable exclusion amount or more, even though no federal estate tax is due.
2. Unless extensions are granted, the return must be filed and the tax paid within 9 months of the decedent's death.

  1. 1 only
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. 2 only

Answer(s): C



A widower dies leaving a net probate estate of $300,000. At the time of his death, his descendants are as follows:
* A son, Joe, who has no children;
* A deceased daughter, Mary, whose two children, Irene and Sally, survive; and
* A daughter, Anne, who has one child, Harry

Assuming that the widower's will provides for the distribution of his assets in equal shares to his children, per stirpes, which of the following correctly states the amounts each descendant will receive?

  1. $100,000 to Joe, $50,000 to Irene, $50,000 to Sally, $50,000 to Anne, and $50,000 to Harry
  2. $100,000 to Joe, $50,000 to Irene, $50,000 to Sally, and $100,000 to Anne
  3. $60,000 to Joe, $60,000 to Irene, $60,000 to Sally, $60,000 to Anne, and $60,000 to Harry
  4. $75,000 to Joe, $75,000 to Irene, $75,000 to Sally, and $75,000 to Anne

Answer(s): B



An executor may value assets as of the date of death or the alternate valuation date 6 months after death. Assuming the executor elects the alternate valuation date, all the following statements are correct EXCEPT:

  1. Property distributed under the will within the alternate valuation period is valued at the date of death.
  2. Property sold by the executor before the alternate valuation date is valued at its sale price.
  3. A property interest that diminishes with the mere passage of time, such as a patent, is includible at the date of death value.
  4. Property that has increased in value since the date of death is valued at the alternate valuation date.

Answer(s): A



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