Annual Installment Example 1

 

Annual Installment Example 1

Feb-17-2016Date of death
Nov-17-2016Estate tax return due date. The return is filed with a regular section 6166(a) 14-year election. Non-deferred tax of $2,805,379.17 is paid with the return filing.
 There is a charitable bequest of $2,000,000.

 

Annual Installment Computation - Example 1
§6166(b)(6) Adjusted Gross Estate Computation
Gross estate 50,000,000.00
Schedule J -  
 A.Funeral expenses25,000.00 
 B.1.Executors' commissions1,000,000.00 
  2.Attorney fees1,400,000.00 
  3.Accountant fees415,000.00 
  4.Miscellaneous  
   a.Appraisals250,000.00 
   b.Utilities14,375.00 
   c.Other1,215.00 
 Total Schedule J3,105,590.00 
Schedule K - Debts  
 Debts of decedent144,535.00 
Schedule K - Mortgages and Liens  
 Mortgages876,550.00 
 Total Schedule K1,021,085.00 
Total Schedules J and K debts and expenses4,126,675.00 
Allowable amount of deductions4,126,675.00 
Schedule L - Net Losses0.00 
Schedule L - Expenses on property not subject to claims0.00 
Total Schedules J, K, and L debts and expenses4,126,675.004,126,675.00
Section 6166(b)(6) adjusted gross estate 45,873,325.00

 

Annual Installment Computation - Example 1
§6166(a)(2) Ratio Computation
Section 6166 business value, divided by 37,500,000.00
Section 6166(b)(6) adjusted gross estate, yields 45,873,325.00
Section 6166(a)(2) ratio for the maximum amount of tax which may be paid in installments 0.817469

 

Annual Installment Computation - Example 1
Estate Tax Computation
1Gross estate 50,000,000.00
  Schedules J, K, and L deductions4,126,675.00 
  Marital deduction0.00 
  Charitable deduction2,000,000.00 
2Total allowable deductions 6,126,675.00
3aTentative taxable estate 43,873,325.00
3bState death tax deduction 0.00
3cTaxable estate 43,873,325.00
4Adjusted taxable gifts 0.00
5Add lines 3c and 4 43,873,325.00
6Tentative tax on the line 5 amount 17,495,130.00
7Total gift tax paid or payable 0.00
8Gross estate tax 17,495,130.00
9aBasic exclusion amount5,450,000.00 
9bDSUE amount0.00 
9cApplicable exclusion amount5,450,000.00 
9dApplicable credit amount2,125,800.00 
10Adjustment to applicable credit amount 0.00
11Allowable applicable credit amount 2,125,800.00
12Subtract line 11 from line 8 15,369,330.00
13Credit for foreign death taxes0.00 
14Credit for tax on prior transfers0.00 
15Total credits 0.00
16Net estate tax 15,369,330.00
17Generation-Skipping taxes payable 0.00
18Total transfer taxes 15,369,330.00

 

Annual Installment Computation - Example 1
§6166(a) Annual Installment
Net estate tax (equal to total transfer taxes in this example)15,369,330.00
Section 6166(a)(2) ratio expressed as a percentage81.7469%
Maximum amount of tax which may be paid in installments under §616612,563,950.83
Number of installments selected10
The annual installment, the first of which is due Nov-17-20211,256,395.08