Q19
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Believing that his death was imminent, a widower gave his son some real estate two years ago, and filed a timely gift tax return. The widower died on January 1st of this year. Additional facts are:
- Widower's basis in the real estate $200,000
- Value of real estate when gifted 510,000
- Value of real estate on date of death 1,000,000
- Amount of gift tax paid by widower 159,500