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Probate & Trust Law Section Conference Manual ... - Minnesota CLE

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NOTE: In the examples below, I will refer to the lines from the <strong>Minnesota</strong> estate tax<br />

calculator published by the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Department of Revenue. The calculator is<br />

designed as a tool to supply arithmetic calculations that mimic the worksheet in the M706<br />

instructions. The calculator (a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) is available at:<br />

http://www.revenue.state.mn.us/businesses/estate/Pages/estate_calculators.aspx#<br />

Example #2 – Gift Lake Cabin: Assume the same facts as example #1 except that the<br />

lake cabin is gifted to the children prior to Jack’s death. Because the cabin is no longer<br />

part of the calculation for Table B, the calculated state credit is reduced and the total<br />

<strong>Minnesota</strong> estate tax is reduced.<br />

home 300,000<br />

bank 5,000<br />

investments 200,000<br />

401(k) 500,000<br />

total federal gross estate (calculator line 1): 1,005,000<br />

allowable deductions - administration expenses <br />

plus taxable gifts ($400,000 minus $13,000 for each of 3 children) 361,000<br />

<strong>Minnesota</strong> adjusted taxable estate (calculator line 7) 1,356,000<br />

Table A calculation (calculator lines 8 - 16) 493,880<br />

<br />

148,080<br />

Table B calculation (calculator line 17) 32,920<br />

<strong>Minnesota</strong> estate tax due 32,920<br />

Tax saved by lifetime gift ($57,680 minus $32,930) 24,760<br />

Appendix – 8.<br />

Example #3 – Gift Lake Cabin & $10,000: Assume the same facts as example #2<br />

except that in addition to the lake cabin, $10,000 of investments were also gifted in<br />

lifetime gifts to the children.<br />

home 300,000<br />

bank 5,000<br />

investments 190,000<br />

401(k) 500,000<br />

total federal gross estate (line 1 - below the filing requirement): 995,000<br />

allowable deductions - administration expenses <br />

plus taxable gifts ($410,000 minus $13,000 for each of 3 children) 371,000<br />

<strong>Minnesota</strong> adjusted taxable estate (calculator line 7) 1,356,000<br />

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