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 annual gifts of enough interest income from the tax free municipal bonds in his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself
• C. Make her a gift of enough corporate bonds from his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself from the interest payments
• 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

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 annual gifts of enough interest income from the tax free municipal bonds in his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself
• C. Make her a gift of enough corporate bonds from his portfolio so that she will be able to support herself from the interest payments
• 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

A father wants to accumulate funds for his 12-year-old son's college education. On the advice of his attorney, the father establishes an IRC Section 2503(c) trust and funds it with annual gifts. All the following statements concerning this arrangement are correct EXCEPT:

• A. Any accumulated income and all trust principal must be available for distribution to the son when he attains age 21.
• B. In the event of the son's death prior to age 21, trust assets must either be payable to the son's estate or be subject to a general power of appointment held by the son.
• C. The father's annual gift tax exclusion must be reduced by any amount used to pay college tuition costs.
• D. The trust must be irrevocable.

All the following statements concerning guardians for minors are correct EXCEPT:

• A. A guardian has equitable title to the property he administers for the minor.
• B. A special guardian can be appointed by the court to protect a minor's rights in a legal proceeding.
• C. A guardian of the person of a minor may not necessarily be the guardian of the minor's property.
• D. A guardian named in a deceased parent's will is not necessarily binding on the court.

To qualify the seller of property for installment sale tax treatment, the transaction must meet which of the following conditions?

• A. The entire purchase price must not be paid in the taxable year of sale.
• B. At least 30 percent of the purchase price must be paid in the year of sale.
• C. All installments must be in equal amounts of principal.
• D. There must be no more than ten installments.