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2. If the transfer is a gratuitous transfer as a fact of death, then the applicable tax is
a. Business taxes such as VAT, percentage tax, or excise tax
b. Capital gains tax
c. Estate tax
d. Donors tax
Business tax if onerous transfer which is in normal course of business. CGT if onerous transfer which is a casual transfer.
3. This theory views that every inheritance received by an heir is in the nature of unearned wealth.
a. Redistribution of wealth theory.
c. Ability-to-pay theory
b. Benefit received theory
d. Privilege or state partnership theory
4. Estate tax is levied on
a. The deceased person
b. The heirs of the deceased person
c. The estate of the deceased person
d. The government
5. A supplement or an addition to a will, made after the execution of a will and annexed to be taken as a part thereof, by any
disposition made in the original will is explained, added to, or altered.
a. Probate
b. Codicil
c. Executrix
d. Administratix
6. One entirely written, dated and signed in the very handwriting of the testator himself and is subject to no required form, and may be
made in or out of the Philippines, and may be made without a witness.
a. Notarial will
b. Handmade will
c. Holographic will
d. Nuncupative will
Notarial will is a public instrument, notarized by lawyer, signed by testator and witnesses. Nuncupative will is oral will, not allowed.
c. Testate estate
d. Intestate estate
8. A special proceeding to establish the validity of a will. It is mandatory which means that no Will passes either real or personal
property unless it is approved and allowed in a proper court.
a. Probate
b. Reprobate
c. Execution
d. Special proceedings
Reprobate special proceeding to establish the validity of a will proved in foreign country.
9. A proceeding wherein the State, by virtue of its sovereignty, steps in and claims the real or personal property of a person who dies
intestate without heir. In the absence of a lawful owner, a property is claimed by the estate to forestall an open invitation to selfservice by the first comers.
a. Accion Pauliana
b. Accion Subrogatoria
c. Escheat
d. Special proceedings
10. Which of the following is not a primary compulsory heir?
a. Legitimate children (including legitimated and adopted) and their descendants, with respect to their legitimate parents and
ascendants
b. Legitimate parents and legitimate ascendants
c. Surviving legitimate spouse
d. Illegitimate children and their descendants
Parents whether legitimate or illegitimate are only secondary compulsory heirs. Brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces are not compulsory
heirs.
11. In the absence of compulsory heirs, the successors would be (choose the incorrect)
a. The descendants relatives up to the 5th degree of consanguinity
b. The descendants relatives up to the 3rd degree of affinity
c. The government
d. If there is a will, any person named by the decedent for the free portion of the net distributable estate.
12. The portion of the testators property which could not be disposed off freely because the law has reserved it for the compulsory
heirs.
a. Legitime
b. Free portion
c. Estate
d. Gross estate
13. In a testamentary distribution of net estate, which of the following is not correct?
a. If there are legitimate children (LC), natural children (NC) and illegitimate children (IC), the share of the LC is of the legitime
while the share of the NC and/or IC is of one legitimate child.
b. If the successor is an IC alone, he shares f the legitime.
c. If the successors are two or more LC and surviving spouse (SS), the share of the LCs is of the legitime and the share of the
SS is equivalent to a share of one LC.
d. If the successors are one LC and surviving spouse (SS), the share of the LC is of the legitime and the share of the SS is
equivalent to a share of one LC.
SS share is of the legitime.
14. An intestate succession may be done in all of the following cases, except
a. Without a written Will, o with a void Will, or one which subsequently lost its validity.
b. With a will but no one is named as successor.
c. If the heir instituted is incapable of succeeding, except in cases provided in the Code.
d. All of the above are correct
15. In an intestate distribution of net estate, (which is not correct)
a. If the survivors are LC and SS, the SSs share is equivalent to the share of one LC.
b. If the survivors are LC and parents of the decedent, the parents gets of the share of one LC.
c. If the survivors are IC and legal parents, the ICs will receive half of the estate and the parents will receive the other half.
d. If the survivors are SS and legal parents, the SS will receive half of the estate and the parents will receive the other half.
Parent will receive nothing.
Gross Estate
Summary of Properties Included in the Gross Estate
RC / NRC
/ RA
PROPERTY
NRA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Franchised exercised
In the Philippines
Outside the Philippines
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shares, obligations or bonds issued by corporations (85% of business located in the Phils)
Yes
Yes
Shares, obligations or bonds issued by any foreign corporation that acquired business situs in the Phils
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CPG
Exclusive
Conjugal
Conjugal
Conjugal
ACP
Exclusive
Community
Community
Community
Conjugal
Exclusive
Exclusive
Community
17. In valuation of gross estate, which of the following rules should not be observed?
a. gross estate shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of the decedents death
b. real properties should be valued at the current FMV as shown in the schedule of values fixed by the Provincial/City Assessors
or BIR Commissioner, whichever is lower
c. personal properties should be reported at the acquisition cost for the recently acquired properties or the current market price
for the previously acquired properties
d. if stocks, bonds, and other securities are listed in local stock exchange, the value is the mean of the highest and lowest quoted
selling price at the date nearest to the date of the death. If not listed, common shares are valued at book value, preference
shares at par value.
higher
18. The personal properties of a non-resident who is a non-Filipino is not included in the gross estate if
a. The property is intangible and in the Philippines
b. The property is intangible and in the Philippines and the reciprocity clause of estate tax law applies
c. The property is tangible and in the Philippines
d. The property is shares of stock of a domestic corporation
19. The following transfers are considered not physically present at the time of death
a. under limited power of appointment
b. in contemplation of death
c. with revocable terms and conditions
d. for insufficient consideration
general power of appointment
c. S1 and S3 only.
d. S2 and S3 only
S3 is included
21. Which is wrong? Proceeds of life insurance policy taken out by the decedent on his own life are includible in the gross estate if the
beneficiary is
a. The estate, whether designated as revocable or irrevocable
b. The executor or administrator, whether designated as revocable or irrevocable
c. A third person, and designation is revocable
d. A third person, and designation is irrevocable
22. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding transfer for insufficient consideration?
a. if the transfer is a bona fide sale with full consideration, no value shall be included in the gross estate
b. if the consideration received is less than the full consideration, the value included in gross estate is the excess of market value
of property at the time of death over the consideration received
c. if no consideration was received as in donation mortis causa, the value to be included in the gross estate is the book value of
the property at time of death
d. all of the above are correct
the FMV
24. Refers to a person designated who has the real or beneficial interest in an estate or fund, the title or administration of which is
temporarily confided to another.
a. Devisee
b. Comissary
c. Fiduciary heir
d. Fideicomissary
25. The following transfers or acquisitions are excluded in the determination of gross estate, hence, not subject to estate tax, except
a. the transfer of inheritance by fiduciary heir to fideicomissary
b. the transfer of the first heir to another beneficiary in accordance with the desire of the predecessor decedent
c. the merger of the usufruct in the owner of the naked title
d. the transfer of property for insufficient consideration
26. Under Conjugal Partnership of Gains, which of the following is not treated as exclusive property of a decedent?
a. properties owned before marriage
b. properties acquired by inheritance during marriage
c. properties acquired as payment from exclusive property
d. properties acquired after marriage
27. The conjugal property is distinguished from the community property by the
a. income derived by each spouse during marriage
b. fruits of exclusive properties
c. properties acquired through occupation during marriage
d. properties inherited during marriage
Deductions from Gross Estate
28. The following rules are observed regarding the items of deductions from gross estate. Chose the exception:
a. In general, they are decedents unpaid obligations, expenses incurred on or before the burial, and expenses or losses
sustained on or before the settlement date of estate tax.
b. They are presumed to be conjugal, unless specifically identified as exclusive
c. Deductions already allowed as deductions from gross income are no longer allowed as deductions from gross estate
d. To be deductible, losses should be compensated by any insurance or extra-judicial settlement
Should not be compensated
c. Medical expenses
d. Funeral expenses
c. Tort
35. A tax incurred prior to date of decedents death which remained unpaid as of the date of death is deductible? Which of the
following unpaid taxes is not deductible from gross estate?
a. Donors tax
b. Property tax accrued prior to decedents death
c. Income tax for income received by decedent before death
d. Income tax for income received by decedent after death
36. To be fully deductible, transfer for public use (choose the incorrect statement)
a. is for the use of Government of the Republic of the Philippines used exclusively for public purpose
b. maybe given to a private body, as long as it is used exclusively for the public
c. should be through testamentary succession
d. should be an exclusive property of the decedent
c. Family home
d. Medical expenses
Received by heirs
39. Which is false regarding medical expenses? To be fully deductible, medical expenses
a. Should be incurred by the decedent within one year prior to his death
b. Should be substantiated with receipts
c. Should be paid on or before the time of his death
d. Should not exceed P500,000. Any excess is no longer deductible
40. Non-resident aliens are allowed deductions related to the following, except
a. Expenses, losses, indebtedness, taxes, etc.
c. Amounts of transfer for public use
b. Vanishing deductions
d. Special deductions
Administrative Requirements
Requirements
Notice of death (within 2 months)
Estate tax return (within 6 months)
CPA certificate (within 6 months)
42. In case the available cash of the estate is not sufficient to pay its total estate tax liability, the estate may be allowed to pay the tax
by instalment, provided that (choose the incorrect one)
a. A clearance shall be released only with respect to the property the corresponding/computed tax on which has been paid
b. Any amount paid after the statutory due date of the tax shall be imposed the corresponding applicable penalty thereto
c. The Commissioner may enforce action against the estate after the due date of the estate tax provided that all applicable laws
and required procedures are observed.
d. If the Commissioner approves the payment of estate tax after the due date, no more penalty shall be imposed.
Imposable penalty is interest only.