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Q39 Single choice

In addition to substantial probate assets, a married man with two minor children has a $1,000,000 ordinary life insurance policy payable to his estate. He wants to make certain that if he predeceases his wife the death proceeds will be available to provide income for his wife during her lifetime and to provide for their two children after her death. He would like the policy and/or its death proceeds to be as free of federal gift and estate taxes as possible with respect to both him and his wife.

Which of the following courses of action would best accomplish these objectives?

A
Assign the policy to his wife who will establish a revocable inter vivos trust to receive the death proceeds
B
Assign the policy to an irrevocable inter vivos trust with five and five powers and designate the trustee to receive the death proceeds
C
Designate his wife as beneficiary and she will establish a testamentary trust in her will to receive the proceeds at her subsequent death
D
Establish a revocable inter vivos trust and designate the trustee to receive death proceeds

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