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THE WANDRY WAY: A BETTER APPROACH TO THE<br />

DISCLAIMER OF HARD-TO-VALUE ASSETS?<br />

James T. McNary<br />

McNary <strong>Law</strong> Office, P.A.<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

I. Introduction………..…………………………………………………………………………… 2<br />

II. Disclaimers Under State <strong>Law</strong>…………..………………………………………………. 2<br />

III. “Qualified” Disclaimers Under the Internal Revenue Code……………. 3<br />

A. The Writing Test…………………………………………………………………………. 3<br />

B. The Nine Month Test.….…………………………………………………………….. 4<br />

C. The No Acceptance Test……...…………………………………………………….. 4<br />

D. The No Direction Test………..………………………………………………………. 5<br />

E. Disclaimers of Separate & Severable Interests……..……………………. 5<br />

IV. The Disclaimer‐based Plan & Hard‐to‐Value Assets.….…………………… 6<br />

A. The Wandry Case……………………………………………………………………….. 7<br />

B. The Christiansen Case..…………………………………………………………….. 10<br />

V. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………… 11

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