HS-330 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :HS-330
  • Exam Name
    :Fundamentals of Estate Planning Test
  • Certification
    :American College Certifications
  • Vendor
    :American College
  • Total Questions
    :400 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jul 14, 2026

American College HS-330 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 251:

    On January 1, 2004 a father gave his daughter a $200,000 straight (ordinary) life insurance policy on his life. Premiums are paid annually. The pertinent facts about the policy are:

    -Date of issue: July 1, 1992

    -Premium paid on July 1, 2003 $3,200

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    Terminal reserve on July 1, 2003 20,000

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    Terminal reserve on July 1, 2004 24,000

    A. $200,000
    B. $ 23,200
    C. $ 23,600
    D. $ 21,600

  • Question 252:

    All of the following statements concerning the use of an irrevocable life insurance trust to solve liquidity problems of the insured's estate are correct EXCEPT:

    A. The grantor should avoid obtaining incidents of ownership in the policy.
    B. The grantor is the most appropriate choice for trustee.
    C. Gift taxes can be avoided for premium contributions made by the grantor.
    D. The grantor can avoid inclusion of the corpus in his or her gross estate.

  • Question 253:

    A person dying without a will loses all the following rights EXCEPT the right to

    A. take maximum advantage of the marital deduction
    B. have assets pass to heirs
    C. give property to a charity
    D. name the person to settle the estate

  • Question 254:

    A single man with substantial assets and income is supporting his 80-year-old partially senile mother with monthly cash gifts. He is trying to find a practical way to support his mother while at the same time saving federal gift and income taxes without giving up ultimate control of any assets. Which of the following courses of action will best accomplish these objectives?

    A. Purchase corporate bonds that pay interest in an amount sufficient for her to support herself and assign the interest payments to her
    B. Make her a gift of enough corporate bonds from his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself from the interest payments
    C. Make her annual gifts of enough interest income from the tax free municipal bonds in his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself
    D. Make her an interest free loan with a principal amount large enough to produce sufficient income for her support when invested in corporate bonds

  • Question 255:

    All the following are conditions that must be met if an otherwise nonqualified terminable interest is to qualify (as QTIP) for the federal estate tax marital deduction EXCEPT:

    A. No person can be given the right to direct that the property go to anyone other than the surviving spouse as long as the surviving spouse is alive.
    B. The deceased spouse's executor must make an irrevocable election to have the property includible in the surviving spouse's gross estate.
    C. The surviving spouse must be given a lifetime right to receive all the property's income at least annually.
    D. The surviving spouse must make a qualified disclaimer to all other property in the deceased spouse's estate within 9 months of death.

  • Question 256:

    Which of the following statements concerning antenuptial agreements is (are) correct?

    1.

    They are frequently used to protect the interests of children of former marriages.

    2.

    They can legally deprive a surviving spouse of his or her elective share of a deceased spouse's estate.

    A. Both 1 and 2
    B. 1 only
    C. 2 only
    D. Neither 1 nor 2

  • Question 257:

    Which of the following statements concerning marital transfers to a non-U.S. citizen spouse is (are) correct?

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    A marital deduction is automatically available as long as property is transferred outright to the non-citizen spouse.

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    A marital deduction is automatically available if the transferor-decedent spouse is a U. S. citizen.

    A. 2 only
    B. Both 1 and 2
    C. Neither 1 nor2
    D. 1 only

  • Question 258:

    Which of the following statements concerning the imposition of state death taxes on property owned by a decedent is (are) correct?

    1.

    Real estate must be taxed in the state where the decedent was domiciled.

    2.

    Intangible personal property is generally taxed in the state where the decedent was domiciled.

    A. 2 only
    B. Neither 1 nor 2
    C. Both 1 and 2
    D. 1 only

  • Question 259:

    When the owner of a closely held business dies, the payment of a portion of the federal estate tax may be deferred for a period of several years if the estate otherwise qualifies under the provisions of IRC Section 6166. Which of the following statements concerning this deferral of federal estate tax is correct?

    A. The interest rate on the deferred tax is determined by the prime rate in effect on the date of death.
    B. The interest on the unpaid estate tax is payable over the first 10 years, after which the tax plus interest on the balance is payable in equal installments for the last 5 years.
    C. Under certain circumstances, the estate will forfeit its right to tax deferral, and all the remaining unpaid estate tax will become due and payable immediately.
    D. To qualify for the tax deferral, the closely held business must represent more than 50 percent of the value of the decedent's adjusted gross estate.

  • Question 260:

    All the following powers held by the grantor of an irrevocable trust will cause the trust assets to be brought back into the estate of the grantor EXCEPT the power to

    A. terminate the trust
    B. add principal to the trust
    C. designate who shall enjoy the trust income
    D. change the trust remainderpersons

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