United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Instructions for Form 706
(Rev. September 2009)

For decedents dying after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2010
United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return
Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Prior Revisions of Form 706
For
Decedents
Dying
and
After
December
31, 1998
December
31, 2000
December
31, 2001
December
31, 2002
December
31, 2003
December
31, 2004
December
31, 2005
December
31, 2006
December
31, 2007

Before
January
1, 2001
January
1, 2002
January
1, 2003
January
1, 2004
January
1, 2005
January
1, 2006
January
1, 2007
January
1, 2008
January
1, 2009

Use
Revision
of
Form 706
Dated
July 1999
November
2001
August
2002
August
2003
August
2004
August
2005
October
2006
September
2007
August
2008

Contents
General Instructions . . . . . . .
Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . .
Which Estates Must File . . . . .
Executor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paying the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature and Verification . . . .
Amending Form 706 . . . . . . . .
Supplemental Documents . . . .
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Obtaining Forms and
Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specific Instructions . . . . . . .
Part 1 — Decedent and
Executor (Page 1 of Form
706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 2 — Tax Computation
(Page 1 of Form 706) . . . . . .
Part 3 — Elections by the
Executor (Page 2 of Form
706) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 4 — General Information
(Pages 2 and 3 of Form 706)
Part 5 — Recapitulation (Page
3 of Form 706) . . . . . . . . . . .
*Schedule A — Real Estate . . .
*Schedule A-1 — Section
2032A Valuation . . . . . . . . .

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Contents
Schedule B — Stocks and
Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*Schedule C — Mortgages,
Notes, and Cash . . . . . . . . .
*Schedule D — Insurance on
the Decedent’s Life . . . . . . .
*Schedule E — Jointly Owned
Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*Schedule F — Other
Miscellaneous Property . . . .
Schedule G — Transfers
During Decedent’s Life . . . . .
Schedule H — Powers of
Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule I — Annuities . . . . . . .
*Schedule J — Funeral
Expenses and Expenses
Incurred in Administering
Property Subject to Claims . .
Schedule K — Debts of the
Decedent and Mortgages
and Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule L — Net Losses
During Administration and
Expenses Incurred in
Administering Property Not
Subject to Claims . . . . . . . . .
*Schedule M — Bequests, etc.,
to Surviving Spouse (Marital
Deduction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule O — Charitable,
Public, and Similar Gifts and
Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule P — Credit for
Foreign Death Taxes . . . . . .
Schedule Q — Credit for Tax
on Prior Transfers . . . . . . . .
Schedules R and
R-1 — Generation-Skipping
Transfer Tax . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule U — Qualified
Conservation Easement
Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Continuation Schedule . . . . . . .
Privacy Act and Paperwork
Reduction Act . . . . . . . . . . .
Worksheet for Schedule Q . . . .
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
* For Schedules A, A-1, C, D, E, F,
J, and M, see instructions in the
Form 706 itself.

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What’s New
• Use this revision of Form 706 only for
the estates of decedents dying in
calendar year 2009.
• The applicable exclusion amount for
estates of decedents dying in calendar
year 2009 is $3,500,000.
• Various dollar amounts and
limitations relevant to Form 706 are
indexed for inflation. For decedents
dying in 2009, the following amounts
have increased:
a. The ceiling on special-use
valuation is $1,000,000.
b. The amount used in computing
the 2% portion of estate tax payable
in installments is $1,330,000.
The IRS will publish amounts for
future years in annual revenue
procedures.

Reminders
In 2008, we added a worksheet to help
executors figure how much of the
estate tax may be paid in installments
under section 6166. See Determine
how much of the estate tax may be
paid in installments under section 6166
on page 11 for details.

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General Instructions

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Purpose of Form

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The executor of a decedent’s estate
uses Form 706 to figure the estate tax
imposed by Chapter 11 of the Internal
Revenue Code. This tax is levied on
the entire taxable estate and not just on
the share received by a particular
beneficiary. Form 706 is also used to
compute the generation-skipping
transfer (GST) tax imposed by Chapter
13 on direct skips (transfers to skip
persons of interests in property
included in the decedent’s gross
estate).

Which Estates Must File
For decedents dying in 2009, Form 706
must be filed by the executor for the
estate of every U.S. citizen or resident
whose gross estate, plus adjusted
taxable gifts and specific exemption, is
more than $3,500,000.
To determine whether you must file
a return for the estate, add:

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1. The adjusted taxable gifts (under
section 2001(b)) made by the decedent
after December 31, 1976;
2. The total specific exemption
allowed under section 2521 (as in effect
before its repeal by the Tax Reform Act
of 1976) for gifts made by the decedent
after September 8, 1976; and
3. The decedent’s gross estate
valued at the date of death.

Gross Estate
The gross estate includes all property in
which the decedent had an interest
(including real property outside the
United States). It also includes:
• Certain transfers made during the
decedent’s life without an adequate and
full consideration in money or money’s
worth,
• Annuities,
• The includible portion of joint estates
with right of survivorship (see the
instructions on the back of Schedule E),
• The includible portion of tenancies by
the entirety (see the instructions on the
back of Schedule E),
• Certain life insurance proceeds (even
though payable to beneficiaries other
than the estate) (see the instructions on
the back of Schedule D),
• Property over which the decedent
possessed a general power of
appointment,
• Dower or curtesy (or statutory estate)
of the surviving spouse, and
• Community property to the extent of
the decedent’s interest as defined by
applicable law.
For more specific information, see
the instructions for Schedules A
through I.

U. S. Citizens or Residents;
Nonresident Noncitizens
File Form 706 for the estates of
decedents who were either U.S.
citizens or U.S. residents at the time of
death. For estate tax purposes, a
resident is someone who had a
domicile in the United States at the time
of death. A person acquires a domicile
by living in a place for even a brief
period of time, as long as the person
had no intention of moving from that
place.
File Form 706-NA, U.S. Estate (and
Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax
Return, for the estates of nonresident
alien decedents (decedents who were
neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. residents
at the time of death).

his or her connection with a
possession, then the decedent is
considered a nonresident alien
decedent for estate tax purposes, and
you should file Form 706-NA. If such a
decedent became a U.S. citizen wholly
independently of his or her connection
with a possession, then the decedent is
considered a U.S. citizen for estate tax
purposes, and you should file Form
706.

Executor
The term “executor” means the
executor, personal representative, or
administrator of the decedent’s estate.
If none of these is appointed, qualified,
and acting in the United States, every
person in actual or constructive
possession of any property of the
decedent is considered an executor
and must file a return.

When To File
You must file Form 706 to report estate
and/or GST tax within 9 months after
the date of the decedent’s death unless
you receive an extension of time to file.
Use Form 4768, Application for
Extension of Time To File a Return
and/or Pay U.S. Estate (and
Generation-Skipping Transfer) Taxes,
to apply for an automatic 6-month
extension of time to file.
Private delivery services. You can
use certain private delivery services
designated by the IRS to meet the
“timely mailing as timely filing/paying”
rule for tax returns and payments.
These private delivery services include
only the following.
• DHL Express (DHL): DHL Same Day
Service.
• Federal Express (FedEx): FedEx
Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard
Overnight, FedEx 2Day, FedEx
International Priority, FedEx
International First.
• United Parcel Service (UPS): UPS
Next Day Air, UPS Next Day Air Saver,
UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS 2nd Day Air
A.M., UPS Worldwide Express Plus,
and UPS Worldwide Express.
The private delivery service can tell
you how to get written proof of the
mailing date.

Where To File
File Form 706 at the following address:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Cincinnati, OH 45999

Residents of U. S.
Possessions

Paying the Tax

All references to citizens of the United
States are subject to the provisions of
sections 2208 and 2209, relating to
decedents who were U.S. citizens and
residents of a U.S. possession on the
date of death. If such a decedent
became a U.S. citizen only because of

The estate and GST taxes are due
within 9 months after the date of the
decedent’s death unless an extension
of time for payment has been granted,
or unless you have been granted an
election under section 6166 to pay in
installments, or under section 6163 to

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postpone the part of the tax attributable
to a reversionary or remainder interest.
These elections are made by checking
lines 3 and 4 (respectively) of Part
3 — Elections by the Executor, and
attaching the required statements.
If the tax paid with the return is
different from the balance due as
figured on the return, explain the
difference in an attached statement. If
you have made prior payments to the
IRS, attach a statement to Form 706
including these facts.
Paying by check. Make the check
payable to the “United States
Treasury.” Please write the decedent’s
name, social security number (SSN),
and “Form 706” on the check to assist
us in posting it to the proper account.

Signature and Verification
If there is more than one
executor, all listed executors are
CAUTION responsible for the return.
However, it is sufficient for only one of
the co-executors to sign the return.
All executors are responsible for the
return as filed and are liable for
penalties provided for erroneous or
false returns.
If two or more persons are liable for
filing the return, they should all join
together in filing one complete return.
However, if they are unable to join in
making one complete return, each is
required to file a return disclosing all
the information the person has in the
case, including the name of every
person holding an interest in the
property and a full description of the
property. If the appointed, qualified, and
acting executor is unable to make a
complete return, then every person
holding an interest in the property must,
on notice from the IRS, make a return
regarding that interest.
The executor who files the return
must, in every case, sign the
declaration on page 1 under penalties
of perjury.
Generally, anyone who is paid to
prepare the return must sign the return
in the space provided and fill in the
“Paid Preparer’s Use Only” area. See
section 7701(a)(36)(B) for exceptions.
In addition to signing and completing
the required information, the paid
preparer must give a copy of the
completed return to the executor.
Note. A paid preparer may sign
original or amended returns by rubber
stamp, mechanical device, or computer
software program.

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Amending Form 706
If you find that you must change
something on a return that has already
been filed, you should:

General Instructions

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• File another Form 706;
• Enter “Supplemental Information”

across the top of page 1 of the form;
and
• Attach a copy of pages 1, 2, and 3 of
the original Form 706 that has already
been filed.
If you have already been notified
that the return has been selected for
examination, you should provide the
additional information directly to the
office conducting the examination.

Supplemental Documents
Note. You must attach the death
certificate to the return.
If the decedent was a citizen or
resident and died testate, attach a
certified copy of the will to the return. If
you cannot obtain a certified copy,
attach a copy of the will and an
explanation of why it is not certified.
Other supplemental documents may be
required as explained below. Examples
include Forms 712, Life Insurance
Statement; 709, United States Gift (and
Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax
Return; and 706-CE, Certificate of
Payment of Foreign Death Tax; trust
and power of appointment instruments;
death certificate; and state certification
of payment of death taxes. If you do not
file these documents with the return,
the processing of the return will be
delayed.
If the decedent was a U.S. citizen
but not a resident of the United States,
you must attach the following
documents to the return:
1. A copy of the inventory of
property and the schedule of liabilities,
claims against the estate, and
expenses of administration filed with
the foreign court of probate jurisdiction,
certified by a proper official of the court;
2. A copy of the return filed under
the foreign inheritance, estate, legacy,
succession tax, or other death tax act,
certified by a proper official of the
foreign tax department, if the estate is
subject to such a foreign tax; and
3. If the decedent died testate, a
certified copy of the will.

Rounding Off to Whole
Dollars
You may show the money items on the
return and accompanying schedules as
whole-dollar amounts. To do so, drop
any amount less than 50 cents and
increase any amount from 50 cents
through 99 cents to the next higher
dollar.

is reasonable cause for the delay. The
law also provides for penalties for willful
attempts to evade payment of tax. The
late filing penalty will not be imposed if
the taxpayer can show that the failure
to file a timely return is due to
reasonable cause. Executors filing late
(after the due date, including
extensions) should attach an
explanation to the return to show
reasonable cause.
Valuation understatement. Section
6662 provides a 20% penalty for the
underpayment of estate tax that
exceeds $5,000 when the underpayment is attributable to valuation
understatements. A valuation
understatement occurs when the value
of property reported on Form 706 is
65% or less of the actual value of the
property.
This penalty increases to 40% if
there is a gross valuation understatement. A gross valuation understatement occurs if any property on the
return is valued at 40% or less of the
value determined to be correct.
These penalties also apply to late
filing, late payment, and underpayment
of GST taxes.
Return preparer. Estate tax return
preparers, who prepare any return or
claim for refund which reflects an
understatement of tax liability due to
willful or reckless conduct, are subject
to a penalty of $5,000 or 50% of the
income derived (or income to be
derived), whichever is greater, for the
preparation of each such return. See
section 6694, the regulations
thereunder, and Ann. 2009-15, 2009-11
I.R.B. 687 for more information.

Obtaining Forms and
Publications To File or Use
Internet. You can access the IRS
website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
at www.irs.gov to:

• Download forms, instructions, and
publications;

• Order IRS products online;
• Research your tax questions online;
• Search publications online by topic or
keyword; and
• Sign up to receive local and national
tax news by email.

Late filing and late payment. Section
6651 provides for penalties for both late
filing and for late payment unless there

DVD of tax products. You can order
Publication 1796, IRS Tax Products
DVD, and obtain:
• Current-year forms, instructions, and
publications.
• Prior-year forms, instructions, and
publications
• Tax Map: an electronic research tool
and finding aid.
• Tax Law frequently asked questions.
• Tax Topics from the IRS telephone
response system.

General, Specific, and Part Instructions

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Penalties

• Internal Revenue Code – Title 26
• Fill-in, print, and save features for

most tax forms.
• Internal Revenue Bulletins
• Toll-free and email technical support.
• The DVD is released twice during the
year.
– The first release will ship the
beginning of January 2010.
– The final release will ship the
beginning of March 2010.
Purchase the DVD from National
Technical Information Service (NTIS) at
www.irs.gov/cdorders for $30 (no
handling fee) or call 1-877-233-6767 toll
free to purchase the DVD for $30 (plus
a $6 handling fee). The price is
discounted to $25 for orders placed
prior to December 1, 2009.
Other forms that may be required.

• Form SS-5, Application for Social

Security Card.
• Form 706-CE, Certificate of Payment
of Foreign Death Tax.
• Form 706-NA, United States Estate
(and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax
Return, Estate of nonresident not a
citizen of the United States.
• Form 709, United States Gift (and
Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax
Return.
• Form 712, Life Insurance Statement.
• Form 2848, Power of Attorney and
Declaration of Representative.
• Form 4768, Application for Extension
of Time To File a Return and/or Pay
U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping
Transfer) Taxes
• Form 4808, Computation of Credit for
Gift Tax.
• Form 8821, Tax Information
Authorization.
• Form 8822, Change of Address.
Additional Information. The following
publications may assist you in learning
about and preparing Form 706:
• Publication 559, Survivors,
Executors, and Administrators.
• Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax
Services.
• Publication 950, Introduction to
Estate and Gift Taxes.
Note. For information about release of
nonresident U.S. citizen decedents’
assets using transfer certificates under
Regulation 20.6325-1, write to:
Internal Revenue Service
Cincinnati, OH, 45999
Stop 824G

Specific Instructions
You must file the first three pages of
Form 706 and all required schedules.
File Schedules A through I, as
appropriate, to support the entries in
items 1 through 9 of Part
5 — Recapitulation.

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you enter zero on any
item of the
Recapitulation,

you need not file the
schedule (except for
Schedule F) referred to
on that item.

Table A — Unified Rate Schedule
Column A
Column B
Taxable amount over Taxable amount not
over

Column C
Tax on amount in
column A

Column D
Rate of tax on excess
over amount in
column A

you claim an exclusion complete and attach
on item 11,
Schedule U.
you claim any
deductions on items 13
through 21 of the
Recapitulation,

complete and attach the
appropriate schedules to
support the claimed
deductions.

you claim the credits
complete and attach
for foreign death taxes Schedule P or Q.
or tax on prior
transfers,
there is not enough
attach a Continuation
space on a schedule to Schedule (or additional
list all the items,
sheets of the same size)
to the back of the
schedule;
(see the Form 706
package for the
Continuation Schedule);
photocopy the blank
schedule before
completing it, if you will
need more than one
copy.

$10,000
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000

0
$1,800
3,800
8,200
13,000

80,000
100,000
150,000
250,000
500,000

100,000
150,000
250,000
500,000
750,000

18,200
23,800
38,800
70,800
155,800

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30
32
34
37

750,000
1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
2,000,000

1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
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248,300
345,800
448,300
555,800
780,800

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43
45
45

• Number the items you list on each

• Total the items listed on the schedule

schedule, beginning with the number
“1” each time, or using the numbering
convention as indicated on the
schedule (for example, Schedule M).

Also consider the following:

• Form 706 has 40 numbered pages.

(Percent)
18
20
22
24
26

0
$10,000
20,000
40,000
60,000

and its attachments, Continuation
Schedules, etc.
• Enter the total of all attachments,
Continuation Schedules, etc., at the
bottom of the printed schedule, but do

The pages are perforated so that you
can remove them for copying and filing.

a.

b.

Calendar year or
calendar quarter

Total taxable gifts for
period (see Note)

Note. For the definition of a taxable gift, see section 2503. Follow Form 709. That
is, include only the decedent’s one-half of split gifts, whether the gifts were made
by the decedent or the decedent’s spouse. In addition to gifts reported on Form
709, you must include any taxable gifts in excess of the annual exclusion that
were not reported on Form 709.
c.

1.

Total taxable gifts
made before 1977

Taxable amount
included in col. b
for gifts included
in the gross estate

d.
Taxable amount
included in col. b for
gifts that qualify for
“special treatment of
split gifts” described
on page 6

e.

f.

Gift tax paid by
decedent on gifts
in col. d

Gift tax paid by
decedent’s spouse on
gifts in col. c

Gifts made
after 1976

Gifts made after June 6,
1932, and before 1977

Worksheet TG— Taxable Gifts Reconciliation
(To be used for lines 4 and 7 of the Tax Computation)

2.

Totals for gifts made after 1976

Line 4 Worksheet—Adjusted Taxable Gifts Made After 1976
1. Taxable gifts made after 1976. Enter the amount from line 2, column b, Worksheet TG

1

2. Taxable gifts made after 1976 reportable on Schedule G. Enter the amount

from line 2, column c, Worksheet TG
3. Taxable gifts made after 1976 that qualify for “special treatment.” Enter the
amount from line 2, column d, Worksheet TG
4. Add lines 2 and 3
5. Adjusted taxable gifts. Subtract line 4 from line 1. Enter here and on line 4 of the
Tax Computation of Form 706

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Line 7 Worksheet — Gift Tax on Gifts Made After 1976
a.
Calendar year or
calendar quarter

b.
Total taxable gifts for
prior periods (from Form
709, Part 2, Tax
Computation, line 2)

Total pre-1977 taxable
gifts. Enter the amount
from line 1, Worksheet
TG

c.
Taxable gifts for this
period (from Form 709,
Part 2, Tax Computation,
line 1)
(see below)

d.
Tax payable using
Table A
(see above)

e.
Unused unified credit
(applicable credit amount)
for this period
(see below)

1.

Total gift taxes payable on gifts made after 1976 (combine the amounts in column f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

2.

Gift taxes paid by the decedent on gifts that qualify for “special treatment.” Enter the amount from line 2, column e,
Worksheet TG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

3.

Subtract line 2 from line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

4.

Gift tax paid by decedent’s spouse on split gifts included on Schedule G. Enter the amount from line 2, column f,
Worksheet TG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

5.

Add lines 3 and 4. Enter here and on line 7 of the Tax Computation of Form 706 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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f.
Tax payable for this
period (subtract col.
e from col. d)

Columns b and c. In addition to gifts reported on Form 709, you must include in these columns any taxable gifts in excess of the annual
exclusion that were not reported on Form 709.
Column d. To figure the “tax payable” for this column, you must use Table A in these instructions, as it applies to the year of the decedent’s
death rather than to the year the gifts were actually made. To compute the entry for column d, you should figure the “tax payable” on the
amount in column b and subtract it from the “tax payable” on the amounts in columns b and c added together. Enter the difference in
column d.
“Tax payable” as used here is a hypothetical amount and does not necessarily reflect tax actually paid. Figure “tax payable” only on gifts
made after 1976. Do not include any tax paid or payable on gifts made before 1977. However, if the decedent made taxable gifts before
January 1, 1977, a special computation is required. The amount of gift tax payable (line 7) should be determined by applying the unified rate
schedule, in effect at date of death, to the cumulative lifetime taxable transfers made both before January 1, 1977, and after December 31,
1976, and then subtracting the taxes payable on the lifetime transfers made before December 31, 1976.
To calculate the tax, enter the amount for the appropriate year from column c of the worksheet on line 1 of the Tax Computation of the
Form 709. Enter the amount from column b on line 2 of the Tax Computation. Complete the Tax Computation through the tax due before
any reduction for the unified credit (applicable credit amount) and enter that amount in column d, above.
Column e. To figure the unused unified credit (applicable credit amount), use the unified credit (applicable credit amount) in effect for the
year the gift was made. This amount should be on line 12 of the Tax Computation of the Form 709 filed for the gift.

not carry the totals forward from one
schedule to the next.
• Enter the total, or totals, for each
schedule on page 3, Part
5 — Recapitulation.
• Do not complete the “Alternate
valuation date” or “Alternate value”
columns of any schedule unless you
elected alternate valuation on line 1 of
Part 3 — Elections by the Executor.
• When you complete the return, staple
all the required pages together in the
proper order.

the decedent did not have an SSN, the
executor should obtain one for the
decedent by filing Form SS-5, with a
local Social Security Administration
office.

Line 6a. Name of Executor
If there is more than one executor,
enter the name of the executor to be
contacted by the IRS. List the other
executors’ names, addresses, and
SSNs (if applicable) on an attached
sheet.

Line 6b. Executor’s Address

Part 1—Decedent and
Executor (Page 1 of
Form 706)
Line 2
Enter the SSN assigned specifically to
the decedent. You cannot use the SSN
assigned to the decedent’s spouse. If
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Use Form 8822 to report a change of
the executor’s address.

Line 6c. Executor’s Social
Security Number
Only individual executors should
complete this line. If there is more than
one individual executor, all should list
their SSNs on an attached sheet.

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Part 2—Tax
Computation (Page 1 of
Form 706)
In general, the estate tax is figured by
applying the unified rates shown in
Table A on page 4 to the total of
transfers both during life and at death,
and then subtracting the gift taxes.
Note. You must complete Part
2 — Tax Computation.

Line 1
If you elected alternate valuation on line
1, Part 3 — Elections by the Executor,
enter the amount you entered in the
“Alternate value” column of item 12 of
Part 5 — Recapitulation. Otherwise,
enter the amount from the “Value at
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Line 3b. State Death Tax
Deduction
The estates of decedents dying
after December 31, 2004, will be
CAUTION allowed a deduction for state
death taxes, instead of a credit. The
state death tax credit is repealed,
effective January 1, 2005.
You may take a deduction on line 3b
for estate, inheritance, legacy, or
succession taxes paid as the result of
the decedent’s death to any state or the
District of Columbia.
You may claim an anticipated
amount of deduction and figure the
federal estate tax on the return before
the state death taxes have been paid.
However, the deduction cannot be
finally allowed unless you pay the state
death taxes and claim the deduction
within 4 years after the return is filed, or
later (see section 2058(b)) if:
• A petition is filed with the Tax Court
of the United States,
• You have an extension of time to
pay, or
• You file a claim for refund or credit of
an overpayment which extends the
deadline for claiming the deduction.
Note. The deduction is not subject to
dollar limits.
If you make a section 6166 election
to pay the federal estate tax in
installments and make a similar election
to pay the state death tax in
installments, see section 2058(b) for
exceptions and periods of limitation.
If you transfer property other than
cash to the state in payment of state
inheritance taxes, the amount you may
claim as a deduction is the lesser of the
state inheritance tax liability discharged
or the fair market value (FMV) of the
property on the date of the transfer. For
more information on the application of
such transfers, see the principles
discussed in Rev. Rul. 86-117, 1986-2
C.B. 157, prior to the repeal of section
2011.
You should send the following
evidence to the IRS:
1. Certificate of the proper officer of
the taxing state, or the District of
Columbia, showing the:
a. Total amount of tax imposed
(before adding interest and penalties
and before allowing discount),
b. Amount of discount allowed,
c. Amount of penalties and interest
imposed or charged,
d. Total amount actually paid in
cash, and
e. Date of payment.
2. Any additional proof the IRS
specifically requests.
You should file the evidence
requested above with the return if
possible. Otherwise, send it as soon
after you file the return as possible.

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Line 6
To figure the tentative tax on the
amount on line 5, use Table A on
page 4 and put the result on this line.

Lines 4 and 7
Three worksheets are provided to help
you compute the entries for these lines.
You need not file these workhouses
with your return but should keep them
for your records. Worksheet
TG — Taxable Gifts Reconciliation, on
page 4, allows you to reconcile the
decedent’s lifetime taxable gifts to
compute totals that will be used for the
Line 4 Worksheet on page 4 and the
Line 7 Worksheet on page 5.
You must get all of the decedent’s
gift tax returns (Form 709) before you
complete Worksheet TG — Taxable
Gifts Reconciliation. The amounts you
will enter on Worksheet TG can usually
be derived from these returns as filed.
However, if any of the returns were
audited by the IRS, you should use the
amounts that were finally determined as
a result of the audits.
In addition, you must include in
column b of Worksheet TG any gifts in
excess of the annual exclusion made
by the decedent (or on behalf of the
decedent under a power of attorney)
but for which no Forms 709 were filed.
You must make a reasonable inquiry as
to the existence of any such gifts. The
annual exclusion for 1977 through 1981
was $3,000 per donee per year,
$10,000 for years 1981 through 2001,
$11,000 for years 2002 through 2005,
and $12,000 for years 2006 through
2008. For calendar year 2009 the
annual exclusion for gifts of present
interests is $13,000 per donee.
Note. In figuring the line 7 amount, do
not include any tax paid or payable on
gifts made before 1977. The line 7
amount is a hypothetical figure used to
calculate the estate tax.
Special treatment of split gifts.
These special rules apply only if:
• The decedent’s spouse predeceased
the decedent;
• The decedent’s spouse made gifts
that were “split” with the decedent
under the rules of section 2513;
• The decedent was the “consenting
spouse” for those split gifts, as that
term is used on Form 709; and
• The split gifts were included in the
decedent’s spouse’s gross estate under
section 2035.
If all four conditions above are met,
do not include these gifts on line 4 of
the Tax Computation and do not
include the gift taxes payable on these
gifts on line 7 of the Tax Computation.
These adjustments are incorporated
into the worksheets.

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Line 9. Maximum Unified
Credit (applicable credit
amount)
The applicable credit amount (formerly
the unified credit) is $1,455,800 for the
estates of decedents dying in 2009.
The amount of the credit cannot exceed
the amount of estate tax imposed.

Line 10. Adjustment to
Unified Credit (applicable
credit amount)
If the decedent made gifts (including
gifts made by the decedent’s spouse
and treated as made by the decedent
by reason of gift splitting) after
September 8, 1976, and before
January 1, 1977, for which the
decedent claimed a specific exemption,
the unified credit (applicable credit
amount) on this estate tax return must
be reduced. The reduction is figured by
entering 20% of the specific exemption
claimed for these gifts.
Note. The specific exemption was
allowed by section 2521 for gifts made
before January 1, 1977.
If the decedent did not make any
gifts between September 8, 1976, and
January 1, 1977, or if the decedent
made gifts during that period but did not
claim the specific exemption, enter
zero.

Line 15. Total Credits
Generally, line 15 is used to report the
total of credit for foreign death taxes
(line 13) and credit for tax on prior
transfers (line 14).
However, you may also use line 15
to report credit taken for federal gift
taxes imposed by Chapter 12 of the
Code, and the corresponding provisions
of prior laws, on certain transfers the
decedent made before January 1,
1977, that are included in the gross
estate. The credit cannot be more than
the amount figured by the following
formula:
Gross estate tax minus (the sum
of the state death taxes and
unified credit)
Value of gross estate minus (the
sum of the deductions for
charitable, public, and similar
gifts and bequests and marital
deduction)

x

Value of
included
gift

When taking the credit for pre-1977
federal gift taxes:
• Include the credit in the amount on
line 15 and
• Identify and enter the amount of the
credit you are taking on the dotted line
to the left of the entry space for line 15
on page 1 of Form 706 with a notation,
“section 2012 credit.”
For more information, see the
regulations under section 2012. This
computation may be made using Form
4808. Attach a copy of a completed
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Form 4808 or the computation of the
credit. Also, attach all available copies
of Forms 709 filed by the decedent to
help verify the amounts entered on
lines 4 and 7, and the amount of credit
taken (on line 15) for pre-1977 federal
gift taxes.
Canadian marital credit. In addition
to using line 15 to report credit for
federal gift taxes on pre-1977 gifts, you
may also use line 15 to claim the
Canadian marital credit, where
applicable.
When taking the marital credit under
the 1995 Canadian Protocol:
• Include the credit in the amount on
line 15 and
• Identify and enter the amount of the
credit you are taking on the dotted line
to the left of the entry space for line 15
on page 1 of Form 706 with a notation,
“Canadian marital credit.”
Also, attach a statement to the return
that refers to the treaty, waives QDOT
rights, and shows the computation of
the marital credit. See the 1995
Canadian income tax treaty protocol for
details on computing the credit.

Part 3—Elections by the
Executor (Page 2 of
Form 706)
Line 1. Alternate Valuation
See the example on page 14

TIP showing the use of Schedule B
where the alternate valuation is
adopted.
Unless you elect at the time you file
the return to adopt alternate valuation
as authorized by section 2032, you
must value all property included in the
gross estate on the date of the
decedent’s death. Alternate valuation
cannot be applied to only a part of the
property.
You may elect special-use valuation
(line 2) in addition to alternate
valuation.
You may not elect alternate
valuation unless the election will
decrease both the value of the gross
estate and the sum (reduced by
allowable credits) of the estate and
GST taxes payable by reason of the
decedent’s death for the property
includible in the decedent’s gross
estate.
You elect alternate valuation by
checking “Yes” on line 1 and filing Form
706. You may make a protective
alternate valuation election by checking
“Yes” on line 1, writing the word
“protective,” and filing Form 706 using
regular values.
Once made, the election may not be
revoked. The election may be made on
a late-filed Form 706 provided it is not
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filed later than 1 year after the due date
(including extensions actually granted).
Relief under sections 301.9100-1 and
301.9100-3 may be available to make
an alternate valuation election or a
protective alternate valuation election,
provided a Form 706 is filed no later
than 1 year after the due date of the
return (including extensions actually
granted).
If you elect alternate valuation, value
the property that is included in the
gross estate as of the applicable dates
as follows.
• Any property distributed, sold,
exchanged, or otherwise disposed of or
separated or passed from the gross
estate by any method within 6 months
after the decedent’s death is valued on
the date of distribution, sale, exchange,
or other disposition, whichever occurs
first. Value this property on the date it
ceases to form a part of the gross
estate; for example, on the date the title
passes as the result of its sale,
exchange, or other disposition.
• Any property not distributed, sold,
exchanged, or otherwise disposed of
within the 6-month period is valued on
the date 6 months after the date of the
decedent’s death.
• Any property, interest, or estate that
is “affected by mere lapse of time” is
valued as of the date of decedent’s
death or on the date of its distribution,
sale, exchange, or other disposition,
whichever occurs first. However, you
may change the date of death value to
account for any change in value that is
not due to a “mere lapse of time” on the
date of its distribution, sale, exchange,
or other disposition.
The property included in the
alternate valuation and valued as of 6
months after the date of the decedent’s
death, or as of some intermediate date
(as described above) is the property
included in the gross estate on the date
of the decedent’s death. Therefore, you
must first determine what property
constituted the gross estate at the
decedent’s death.
Interest. Interest accrued to the date
of the decedent’s death on bonds,
notes, and other interest-bearing
obligations is property of the gross
estate on the date of death and is
included in the alternate valuation.
Rent. Rent accrued to the date of the
decedent’s death on leased real or
personal property is property of the
gross estate on the date of death and is
included in the alternate valuation.
Dividends. Outstanding dividends that
were declared to stockholders of record
on or before the date of the decedent’s
death are considered property of the
gross estate on the date of death, and
are included in the alternate valuation.
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the decedent’s death are not property
of the gross estate on the date of death
and are not included in the alternate
valuation. However, if dividends are
declared to stockholders of record after
the date of the decedent’s death so that
the shares of stock at the later
valuation date do not reasonably
represent the same property at the date
of the decedent’s death, include those
dividends (except dividends paid from
earnings of the corporation after the
date of the decedent’s death) in the
alternate valuation.
As part of each Schedule A through
I, you must show:
1. What property is included in the
gross estate on the date of the
decedent’s death;
2. What property was distributed,
sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed
of within the 6-month period after the
decedent’s death, and the dates of
these distributions, etc.
(These two items should be entered in
the “Description” column of each
schedule. Briefly explain the status or
disposition governing the alternate
valuation date, such as: “Not disposed
of within 6 months following death,”
“Distributed,” “Sold,” “Bond paid on
maturity,” etc. In this same column,
describe each item of principal and
includible income);
3. The date of death value, entered
in the appropriate value column with
items of principal and includible income
shown separately; and
4. The alternate value, entered in
the appropriate value column with items
of principal and includible income
shown separately.
(In the case of any interest or estate,
the value of which is affected by lapse
of time, such as patents, leaseholds,
estates for the life of another, or
remainder interests, the value shown
under the heading “Alternate value”
must be the adjusted value; for
example, the value as of the date of
death with an adjustment reflecting any
difference in its value as of the later
date not due to lapse of time.)
Distributions, sales, exchanges, and
other dispositions of the property within
the 6-month period after the decedent’s
death must be supported by evidence.
If the court issued an order of
distribution during that period, you must
submit a certified copy of the order as
part of the evidence. The IRS may
require you to submit additional
evidence, if necessary.
If the alternate valuation method is
used, the values of life estates,
remainders, and similar interests are
figured using the age of the recipient on
the date of the decedent’s death and
the value of the property on the
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Line 2. Special-Use Valuation
of Section 2032A
In general. Under section 2032A, you
may elect to value certain farm and
closely held business real property at
its farm or business use value rather
than its fair market value (FMV). You
may elect both special-use valuation
and alternate valuation.
To elect this valuation, you must
check “Yes” on line 2 and complete and
attach Schedule A-1 and its required
additional statements. You must file
Schedule A-1 and its required
attachments with Form 706 for this
election to be valid. You may make the
election on a late-filed return so long as
it is the first return filed.
The total value of the property
valued under section 2032A may not be
decreased from FMV by more than
$1,000,000 for decedents dying in
2009.
Real property may qualify for the
section 2032A election if:
1. The decedent was a U.S. citizen
or resident at the time of death;
2. The real property is located in the
United States;
3. At the decedent’s death, the real
property was used by the decedent or a
family member for farming or in a trade
or business, or was rented for such use
by either the surviving spouse or a
lineal descendant of the decedent to a
family member on a net cash basis;
4. The real property was acquired
from or passed from the decedent to a
qualified heir of the decedent;
5. The real property was owned and
used in a qualified manner by the
decedent or a member of the
decedent’s family during 5 of the 8
years before the decedent’s death;
6. There was material participation
by the decedent or a member of the
decedent’s family during 5 of the 8
years before the decedent’s death; and
7. The qualified property meets the
following percentage requirements:
a. At least 50% of the adjusted
value of the gross estate must consist
of the adjusted value of real or personal
property that was being used as a farm
or in a closely held business and that
was acquired from, or passed from, the
decedent to a qualified heir of the
decedent, and
b. At least 25% of the adjusted
value of the gross estate must consist
of the adjusted value of qualified farm
or closely held business real property.
For this purpose, adjusted value is
the value of property determined
without regard to its special-use value.
The value is reduced for unpaid
mortgages on the property or any
indebtedness against the property, if
the full value of the decedent’s interest
in the property (not reduced by such

mortgage or indebtedness) is included
in the value of the gross estate. The
adjusted value of the qualified real and
personal property used in different
businesses may be combined to meet
the 50% and 25% requirements.

Qualified Real Property
Qualified use. The term “qualified
use” means the use of the property as
a farm for farming purposes or the use
of property in a trade or business other
than farming. Trade or business applies
only to the active conduct of a
business. It does not apply to passive
investment activities or the mere
passive rental of property to a person
other than a member of the decedent’s
family. Also, no trade or business is
present in the case of activities not
engaged in for profit.
Ownership. To qualify as special-use
property, the decedent or a member of
the decedent’s family must have owned
and used the property in a qualified use
for 5 of the last 8 years before the
decedent’s death. Ownership may be
direct or indirect through a corporation,
a partnership, or a trust.
If the ownership is indirect, the
business must qualify as a closely held
business under section 6166. The
ownership, when combined with
periods of direct ownership, must meet
the requirements of section 6166 on the
date of the decedent’s death and for a
period of time that equals at least 5 of
the 8 years preceding death.
If the property was leased by the
decedent to a closely held business, it
qualifies as long as the business entity
to which it was rented was a closely
held business for the decedent on the
date of the decedent’s death and for
sufficient time to meet the “5 in 8 years”
test explained above.
Structures and other real property
improvements. Qualified real
property includes residential buildings
and other structures and real property
improvements regularly occupied or
used by the owner or lessee of real
property (or by the employees of the
owner or lessee) to operate the farm or
business. A farm residence which the
decedent had occupied is considered to
have been occupied for the purpose of
operating the farm even when a family
member and not the decedent was the
person materially participating in the
operation of the farm.
Qualified real property also includes
roads, buildings, and other structures
and improvements functionally related
to the qualified use.
Elements of value such as mineral
rights that are not related to the farm or
business use are not eligible for
special-use valuation.
Property acquired from the
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passed from the decedent if one of the
following applies.
• The property is considered to have
been acquired from or to have passed
from the decedent under section
1014(b) (relating to basis of property
acquired from a decedent);
• The property is acquired by any
person from the estate; or
• The property is acquired by any
person from a trust, to the extent the
property is includible in the gross
estate.
Qualified heir. A person is a “qualified
heir” of property if he or she is a
member of the decedent’s family and
acquired or received the property from
the decedent. If a qualified heir
disposes of any interest in qualified real
property to any member of his or her
family, that person will then be treated
as the qualified heir for that interest.
The term “member of the family”
includes only:
• An ancestor (parent, grandparent,
etc.) of the individual;
• The spouse of the individual;
• The lineal descendant (child,
stepchild, grandchild, etc.) of the
individual, the individual’s spouse, or a
parent of the individual; or
• The spouse, widow, or widower of
any lineal descendant described above.
A legally adopted child of an individual
is treated as a child of that individual by
blood.

Material Participation
To elect special-use valuation, either
the decedent or a member of his or her
family must have materially participated
in the operation of the farm or other
business for at least 5 of the 8 years
ending on the date of the decedent’s
death. The existence of material
participation is a factual determination,
but passively collecting rents, salaries,
draws, dividends, or other income from
the farm or other business does not
constitute material participation. Neither
does merely advancing capital and
reviewing a crop plan and financial
reports each season or business year.
In determining whether the required
participation has occurred, disregard
brief periods (that is, 30 days or less)
during which there was no material
participation, as long as such periods
were both preceded and followed by
substantial periods (more than 120
days) during which there was
uninterrupted material participation.
Retirement or disability. If, on the
date of death, the time period for
material participation could not be met
because the decedent had retired or
was disabled, a substitute period may
apply. The decedent must have retired
on social security or been disabled for a
continuous period ending with death. A
person is disabled for this purpose if he
or she was mentally or physically
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unable to materially participate in the
operation of the farm or other business.
The substitute time period for
material participation for these
decedents is a period totaling at least 5
years out of the 8-year period that
ended on the earlier of:
• The date the decedent began
receiving social security benefits or
• The date the decedent became
disabled.
Surviving spouse. A surviving
spouse who received qualified real
property from the predeceased spouse
is considered to have materially
participated if he or she was engaged
in the active management of the farm
or other business. If the surviving
spouse died within 8 years of the first
spouse’s death, you may add the
period of material participation of the
predeceased spouse to the period of
active management by the surviving
spouse to determine if the surviving
spouse’s estate qualifies for special-use
valuation. To qualify for this, the
property must have been eligible for
special-use valuation in the
predeceased spouse’s estate, though it
does not have to have been elected by
that estate.
For additional details regarding
material participation, see Regulations
section 20.2032A-3(e).

Valuation Methods
The primary method of valuing
special-use value property that is used
for farming purposes is the annual
gross cash rental method. If
comparable gross cash rentals are not
available, you can substitute
comparable average annual net share
rentals. If neither of these are available,
or if you so elect, you can use the
method for valuing real property in a
closely held business.
Average annual gross cash rental.
Generally, the special-use value of
property that is used for farming
purposes is determined as follows:
1. Subtract the average annual
state and local real estate taxes on
actual tracts of comparable real
property from the average annual gross
cash rental for that same comparable
property and
2. Divide the result in (1) by the
average annual effective interest rate
charged for all new Federal Land Bank
loans.
The computation of each average
annual amount is based on the 5 most
recent calendar years ending before the
date of the decedent’s death. See
Effective interest rate below.
Gross cash rental. Generally,
gross cash rental is the total amount of
cash received in a calendar year for the
use of actual tracts of comparable farm
real property in the same locality as the
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property being specially valued. You
may not use
• Appraisals or other statements
regarding rental value or areawide
averages of rentals, or
• Rents that are paid wholly or partly
in-kind, and the amount of rent may not
be based on production.
The rental must have resulted from an
arm’s-length transaction. Also, the
amount of rent is not reduced by the
amount of any expenses or liabilities
associated with the farm operation or
the lease.
Comparable property.
Comparable property must be situated
in the same locality as the specially
valued property as determined by
generally accepted real property
valuation rules. The determination of
comparability is based on all the facts
and circumstances. It is often
necessary to value land in segments
where there are different uses or land
characteristics included in the specially
valued land.
The following list contains some of
the factors considered in determining
comparability.
• Similarity of soil;
• Whether the crops grown would
deplete the soil in a similar manner;
• Types of soil conservation
techniques that have been practiced on
the two properties;
• Whether the two properties are
subject to flooding;
• Slope of the land;
• For livestock operations, the carrying
capacity of the land;
• For timbered land, whether the
timber is comparable;
• Whether the property as a whole is
unified or segmented. If segmented, the
availability of the means necessary for
movement among the different
sections;
• Number, types, and conditions of all
buildings and other fixed improvements
located on the properties and their
location as it affects efficient
management, use, and value of the
property; and
• Availability and type of transportation
facilities in terms of costs and of
proximity of the properties to local
markets.
You must specifically identify on the
return the property being used as
comparable property. Use the type of
descriptions used to list real property on
Schedule A.
Effective interest rate. See Rev.
Rul. 2009-21, 2009-30 I.R.B. 162, for
the average annual effective interest
rates in effect for 2009.
Net share rental. You may use
average annual net share rental from
comparable land only if there is no
comparable land from which average
annual gross cash rental can be
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difference between the gross value of
produce received by the lessor from the
comparable land and the cash
operating expenses (other than real
estate taxes) of growing the produce
that, under the lease, are paid by the
lessor. The production of the produce
must be the business purpose of the
farming operation. For this purpose,
produce includes livestock.
The gross value of the produce is
generally the gross amount received if
the produce was disposed of in an
arm’s-length transaction within the
period established by the Department
of Agriculture for its price support
program. Otherwise, the value is the
weighted average price for which the
produce sold on the closest national or
regional commodities market. The
value is figured for the date or dates on
which the lessor received (or
constructively received) the produce.
Valuing a real property interest in
closely held business. Use this
method to determine the special-use
valuation for qualifying real property
used in a trade or business other than
farming. You may also use this method
for qualifying farm property if there is no
comparable land or if you elect to use
it. Under this method, the following
factors are considered.
• The capitalization of income that the
property can be expected to yield for
farming or for closely held business
purposes over a reasonable period of
time with prudent management and
traditional cropping patterns for the
area, taking into account soil capacity,
terrain configuration, and similar
factors;
• The capitalization of the fair rental
value of the land for farming or for
closely held business purposes;
• The assessed land values in a state
that provides a differential or use value
assessment law for farmland or closely
held business;
• Comparable sales of other farm or
closely held business land in the same
geographical area far enough removed
from a metropolitan or resort area so
that nonagricultural use is not a
significant factor in the sales price; and
• Any other factor that fairly values the
farm or closely held business value of
the property.

Making the Election
Include the words “section 2032A
valuation” in the “Description” column of
any Form 706 schedule if section
2032A property is included in the
decedent’s gross estate.
An election under section 2032A
need not include all the property in an
estate that is eligible for special-use
valuation, but sufficient property to
satisfy the threshold requirements of
section 2032A(b)(1)(B) must be
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If joint or undivided interests (that is,
interests as joint tenants or tenants in
common) in the same property are
received from a decedent by qualified
heirs, an election for one heir’s joint or
undivided interest need not include any
other heir’s interest in the same
property if the electing heir’s interest
plus other property to be specially
valued satisfies the requirements of
section 2032A(b)(1)(B).
If successive interests (that is, life
estates and remainder interests) are
created by a decedent in otherwise
qualified property, an election under
section 2032A is available only for that
property (or part) in which qualified
heirs of the decedent receive all of the
successive interests, and such an
election must include the interests of all
of those heirs.
For example, if a surviving spouse
receives a life estate in otherwise
qualified property and the spouse’s
brother receives a remainder interest in
fee, no part of the property may be
valued under a section 2032A election.
Where successive interests in
specially valued property are created,
remainder interests are treated as
being received by qualified heirs only if
the remainder interests are not
contingent on surviving a nonfamily
member or are not subject to
divestment in favor of a nonfamily
member.

Protective Election
You may make a protective election to
specially value qualified real property.
Under this election, whether or not you
may ultimately use special-use
valuation depends upon values as
finally determined (or agreed to
following examination of the return)
meeting the requirements of section
2032A.
To make a protective election, check
“Yes” on line 2 and complete Schedule
A-1 according to its instructions for
“Protective election.”
If you make a protective election,
you should complete this Form 706 by
valuing all property at its FMV. Do not
use special-use valuation. Usually, this
will result in higher estate and GST tax
liabilities than will be ultimately
determined if special-use valuation is
allowed. The protective election does
not extend the time to pay the taxes
shown on the return. If you wish to
extend the time to pay the taxes, you
should file Form 4768 in adequate time
before the return due date.
If it is found that the estate qualifies
for special-use valuation based on the
values as finally determined (or agreed
to following examination of the return),
you must file an amended Form 706
(with a complete section 2032A
election) within 60 days after the date
of this determination. Complete the

amended return using special-use
values under the rules of section
2032A, and complete Schedule A-1
and attach all of the required
statements.

Additional information
For definitions and additional information, see section 2032A and the related
regulations.

Line 3. Section 6166
Installment Payments
If the gross estate includes an interest
in a closely held business, you may be
able to elect to pay part of the estate
tax in installments under section 6166.
The maximum amount that can be
paid in installments is that part of the
estate tax that is attributable to the
closely held business; see Determine
how much of the estate tax may be
paid in installments under section 6166
on page 11. In general, that amount is
the amount of tax that bears the same
ratio to the total estate tax that the
value of the closely held business
included in the gross estate bears to
the adjusted gross estate.
Bond or lien. The IRS may require
that an estate furnish a surety bond
when granting the installment payment
election. In the alternative, the executor
may consent to elect the special lien
provisions of section 6324A, in lieu of
the bond. The IRS will contact you
regarding the specifics of furnishing the
bond or electing the special lien. The
IRS will make this determination on a
case-by-case basis, and you may be
asked to provide additional information.
If you elect the lien provisions,
section 6324A requires that the lien be
placed on property having a value
equal to the total deferred tax plus 4
years of interest. The property must be
expected to survive the deferral period,
and does not necessarily have to be
property of the estate. In addition, all of
the persons having an interest in the
designated property must consent to
the creation of this lien on the property
pledged.
Percentage requirements. To qualify
for installment payments, the value of
the interest in the closely held business
that is included in the gross estate must
be more than 35% of the adjusted
gross estate (the gross estate less
expenses, indebtedness, taxes, and
losses — Schedules J, K, and L of Form
706 (do not include any portion of the
state death tax deduction)).
Interests in two or more closely held
businesses are treated as an interest in
a single business if at least 20% of the
total value of each business is included
in the gross estate. For this purpose,
include any interest held by the
surviving spouse that represents the
surviving spouse’s interest in a
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as community property or as joint
tenants, tenants by the entirety, or
tenants in common.
Value. The value used for meeting
the percentage requirements is the
same value used for determining the
gross estate. Therefore, if the estate is
valued under alternate valuation or
special-use valuation, you must use
those values to meet the percentage
requirements.
Transfers before death. Generally,
gifts made before death are not
included in the gross estate. However,
the estate must meet the 35%
requirement by both including in and
excluding from the gross estate any
gifts made by the decedent in the
3-year period ending on the date of
death.
Passive assets. In determining the
value of a closely held business and
whether the 35% requirement is met,
do not include the value of any passive
assets held by the business. A passive
asset is any asset not used in carrying
on a trade or business. Any asset used
in a qualifying lending and financing
business is treated as an asset used in
carrying on a trade or business; see
section 6166(b)(10) for details. Stock in
another corporation is a passive asset
unless the stock is treated as held by
the decedent because of the election to
treat holding company stock as
business company stock; see Holding
company stock below.
If a corporation owns at least 20% in
value of the voting stock of another
corporation, or the other corporation
had no more than 45 shareholders and
at least 80% of the value of the assets
of each corporation is attributable to
assets used in carrying on a trade or
business, then these corporations will
be treated as a single corporation, and
the stock will not be treated as a
passive asset. Stock held in the other
corporation is not taken into account in
determining the 80% requirement.
Interest in closely held business.
For purposes of the installment
payment election, an “interest in a
closely held business” means:
• Ownership of a trade or business
carried on as a proprietorship,
• An interest as a partner in a
partnership carrying on a trade or
business if 20% or more of the total
capital interest was included in the
gross estate of the decedent or the
partnership had no more than 45
partners, or
• Stock in a corporation carrying on a
trade or business if 20% or more in
value of the voting stock of the
corporation is included in the gross
estate of the decedent or the
corporation had no more than 45
shareholders.
The partnership or corporation must
be carrying on a trade or business at
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the time of the decedent’s death. For
further information on whether certain
partnerships or corporations owning
real property interests constitute a
closely held business, see Rev. Rul.
2006-34, 2006-26 I.R.B. 1171.
In determining the number of
partners or shareholders, a partnership
or stock interest is treated as owned by
one partner or shareholder if it is
community property or held by a
husband and wife as joint tenants,
tenants in common, or as tenants by
the entirety.
Property owned directly or indirectly
by or for a corporation, partnership,
estate, or trust is treated as owned
proportionately by or for its
shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries.
For trusts, only beneficiaries with
present interests are considered.

If the executor makes this election,
the first installment payment is due
when the estate tax return is filed. The
5-year deferral for payment of the tax,
as discussed below under Time for
payment, does not apply. In addition,
the 2% interest rate, discussed below
under Interest computation, will not
apply. Also, if the business company
stock is readily tradable, as explained
above, the tax must be paid in five
installments.
Determine how much of the estate
tax may be paid in installments
under section 6166. To determine
whether the election may be made, you
must calculate the adjusted gross
estate. (See Line 3 Worksheet —
Adjusted Gross Estate below.) To
determine the value of the adjusted
gross estate, subtract the deductions
(Schedules J, K, and L) from the value
of the gross estate.

The interest in a closely held farm
business includes the interest in the
residential buildings and related
improvements occupied regularly by the
owners, lessees, and employees
operating the farm.

To determine over how many
installments the estate tax may be paid,
please refer to sections 6166(a), (b)(7),
(b)(8), and (b)(10).

Holding company stock. The
executor may elect to treat as business
company stock the portion of any
holding company stock that represents
direct ownership (or indirect ownership
through one or more other holding
companies) in a business company. A
holding company is a corporation
holding stock in another corporation. A
business company is a corporation
carrying on a trade or business.

Time for payment. Under the
installment method, the executor may
elect to defer payment of the qualified
estate tax, but not interest, for up to 5
years from the original payment due
date. After the first installment of tax is
paid, you must pay the remaining
installments annually by the date 1 year
after the due date of the preceding
installment. There can be no more than
10 installment payments.

In general, this election applies only
to stock that is not readily tradable.
However, the election can be made if
the business company stock is readily
tradable, as long as all of the stock of
each holding company is not readily
tradable.

Interest on the unpaid portion of the
tax is not deferred and must be paid
annually. Interest must be paid at the
same time as and as a part of each
installment payment of the tax.

For purposes of the 20% voting
stock requirement, stock is treated as
voting stock to the extent the holding
company owns voting stock in the
business company.

Acceleration of payments. If the
estate fails to make payments of tax or
interest within 6 months of the due
date, the IRS may terminate the right to
make installment payments and force
an acceleration of payment of the tax
upon notice and demand.

Line 3 Worksheet — Adjusted Gross Estate
1

2
3
4
5

6

What is the value of the decedent’s interest in closely held
business(es) included in the gross estate (less value of passive
assets, as mentioned in section 6166(b)(9))? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is the value of the gross estate (Form 706, page 3, Part 5,
line 12)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Add lines 17, 18, and 19 from Form 706, page 3, Part 5. . . . . . . . . .
Subtract line 3 from line 2 to calculate the adjusted gross estate. . . .
Divide line 1 by line 4 to calculate the value the business interest
bears to the value of the adjusted gross estate. For purposes of this
calculation, carry the decimal to the sixth place; the IRS will make this
adjustment for purposes of determining the correct amount. If this
amount is less than 0.350000, the estate does not qualify to make the
election under section 6166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiply line 5 by the amount on line 16 of Form 706, page 1, Part 2.
This is the maximum amount of estate tax that may be paid in
installments under section 6166. (Certain GST taxes may be deferred
as well; see section 6166(i) for more information.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Generally, if any portion of the
interest in the closely held business
which qualifies for installment payments
is distributed, sold, exchanged, or
otherwise disposed of, or money and
other property attributable to such an
interest is withdrawn, and the
aggregate of those events equals or
exceeds 50% of the value of the
interest, then the right to make
installment payments will be
terminated, and the unpaid portion of
the tax will be due upon notice and
demand. See section 6166(g).
Interest computation. A special
interest rate applies to installment
payments. For decedents dying in
2009, the interest rate is 2% on the
lesser of:
• $598,500 or
• The amount of the estate tax that is
attributable to the closely held business
and that is payable in installments.
2% portion. The 2% portion is an
amount equal to the amount of the
tentative estate tax (on $1,000,000 plus
the applicable exclusion amount in
effect) minus the applicable credit
amount in effect. However, if the
amount of estate tax extended under
section 6166 is less than the amount
computed above, the 2% portion is the
lesser amount.
Inflation adjustment. The
$1,000,000 amount used to calculate
the 2% portion is indexed for inflation
for the estates of decedents dying in a
calendar year after 1998. For an estate
of a decedent dying in calendar year
2009, the dollar amount used to
determine the “2% portion” of the estate
tax payable in installments under
section 6166 is $1,330,000.
Computation. Interest on the
portion of the tax in excess of the 2%
portion is figured at 45% of the annual
rate of interest on underpayments. This
rate is based on the federal short-term
rate and is announced quarterly by the
IRS in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.
If you elect installment payments
and the estate tax due is more than the
maximum amount to which the 2%
interest rate applies, each installment
payment is deemed to comprise both
tax subject to the 2% interest rate and
tax subject to 45% of the regular
underpayment rate. The amount of
each installment that is subject to the
2% rate is the same as the percentage
of total tax payable in installments that
is subject to the 2% rate.

!

CAUTION

The interest paid on installment
payments is not deductible as
an administrative expense of the

estate.
Making the election. If you check
this line to make a final election, you
must attach the notice of election
described in Regulations section
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make a protective election, you must
attach a notice of protective election as
described in Regulations section
20.6166-1(d). Regulation section
20.6166-1(b) requires that the notice of
election is made by attaching to a
timely filed estate tax return the
following information:
• The decedent’s name and taxpayer
identification number as they appear on
the estate tax return;
• The amount of tax that is to be paid
in installments;
• The date selected for payment of the
first installment;
• The number of annual installments,
including first installment, in which the
tax is to be paid;
• The properties shown on the estate
tax return that are the closely held
business interest (identified by
schedule and item number); and
• The facts that formed the basis for
the executor’s conclusion that the
estate qualifies for payment of the
estate tax in installments.
You may also elect to pay certain
GST taxes in installments. See section
6166(i).

Line 4. Reversionary or
Remainder Interests
For details of this election, see section
6163 and the related regulations.

Part 4—General
Information (Pages 2 and
3 of Form 706)
Authorization
Completing the authorization on page 2
of Form 706 will authorize one attorney,
accountant, or enrolled agent to
represent the estate and receive
confidential tax information, but will not
authorize the representative to enter
into closing agreements for the estate.
Note. If you wish to represent the
estate, you must complete and sign the
authorization.
If you wish to authorize persons
other than attorneys, accountants, and
enrolled agents, or if you wish to
authorize more than one person to
receive confidential information or
represent the estate, you must
complete and attach Form 2848. You
must also complete and attach Form
2848 if you wish to authorize someone
to enter into closing agreements for the
estate. Filing a completed Form 2848
with this return may expedite
processing of the Form 706.
If you wish only to authorize
someone to inspect and/or receive
confidential tax information (but not to
represent you before the IRS),
complete and file Form 8821.

Line 4
Complete line 4 whether or not there is
a surviving spouse and whether or not
the surviving spouse received any
benefits from the estate. If there was no
surviving spouse on the date of
decedent’s death, enter “None” in line
4a and leave lines 4b and 4c blank.
The value entered in line 4c need not
be exact. See the instructions for
“Amount” under line 5 below.

Line 5
Name. Enter the name of each
individual, trust, or estate that received
(or will receive) benefits of $5,000 or
more from the estate directly as an heir,
next-of-kin, devisee, or legatee; or
indirectly (for example, as beneficiary of
an annuity or insurance policy,
shareholder of a corporation, or partner
of a partnership that is an heir, etc.).
Identifying number. Enter the SSN of
each individual beneficiary listed. If the
number is unknown, or the individual
has no number, please indicate
“unknown” or “none.” For trusts and
other estates, enter the EIN.
Relationship. For each individual
beneficiary, enter the relationship (if
known) to the decedent by reason of
blood, marriage, or adoption. For trust
or estate beneficiaries, indicate
“TRUST” or “ESTATE.”
Amount. Enter the amount actually
distributed (or to be distributed) to each
beneficiary including transfers during
the decedent’s life from Schedule G
required to be included in the gross
estate. The value to be entered need
not be exact. A reasonable estimate is
sufficient. For example, where precise
values cannot readily be determined, as
with certain future interests, a
reasonable approximation should be
entered. The total of these distributions
should approximate the amount of
gross estate reduced by funeral and
administrative expenses, debts and
mortgages, bequests to surviving
spouse, charitable bequests, and any
federal and state estate and GST taxes
paid (or payable) relating to the benefits
received by the beneficiaries listed on
lines 4 and 5.
All distributions of less than $5,000
to specific beneficiaries may be
included with distributions to
unascertainable beneficiaries on the
line provided.

Line 8. Insurance Not
Included in the Gross Estate
If you answered “Yes” to either 8a or
8b, you must complete and attach
Schedule D and attach a Form 712 for
each policy and an explanation of why
the policy or its proceeds are not
includible in the gross estate.

Line 10. Partnership
Interests and Stock in Close
Corporations
If you answered “Yes” on line 10a, you
must include full details for partnerships
(including family limited partnerships),
unincorporated businesses, and limited
liability companies on Schedule F
(Schedule E if the partnership interest
is jointly owned). You must also include
full details for fractional interests in real
estate on Schedule A, and full details
for stock of inactive or close
corporations on Schedule B.
Value these interests using the rules
of Regulations section 20.2031-2
(stocks) or 20.2031-3 (other business
interests).
A close corporation is a corporation
whose shares are owned by a limited
number of shareholders. Often, one
family holds the entire stock issue. As a
result, little, if any, trading of the stock
takes place. There is, therefore, no
established market for the stock, and
those sales that do occur are at
irregular intervals and seldom reflect all
the elements of a representative
transaction as defined by FMV.

Line 12. Trusts
If you answered “Yes” on either line
12a or line 12b, you must attach a copy
of the trust instrument for each trust.
You must complete Schedule G if
you answered “Yes” on line 12a and
Schedule F if you answered “Yes” on
line 12b.

Line 14. Foreign Accounts
Check “Yes” on line 14 if the decedent
at the time of death had an interest in
or signature or other authority over a
financial account in a foreign country,
such as a bank account, securities
account, an offshore trust, or other
financial account.

Part 5—Recapitulation
Line 6. Section 2044 Property (Page 3 of Form 706)

If you answered “Yes,” these assets
must be shown on Schedule F.
Section 2044 property is property for
which a previous section 2056(b)(7)
election (QTIP election) has been
made, or for which a similar gift tax
election (section 2523) has been made.
For more information, see the
instructions on the back of Schedule F.

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Gross Estate
Items 1 through 10. You must make
an entry in each of items 1 through 9.
If the gross estate does not contain
any assets of the type specified by a
given item, enter zero for that item.
Entering zero for any of items 1 through
9 is a statement by the executor, made
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under penalties of perjury, that the
gross estate does not contain any
includible assets covered by that item.
Do not enter any amounts in the
“Alternate value” column unless you
elected alternate valuation on line 1 of
Part 3 — Elections by the Executor on
page 2 of the Form 706.
Which schedules to attach for items
1 through 9. You must attach:
• Schedule F to the return and answer
its questions even if you report no
assets on it;
• Schedules A, B, and C if the gross
estate includes any (1) Real Estate, (2)
Stocks and Bonds, or (3) Mortgages,
Notes, and Cash, respectively;
• Schedule D if the gross estate
includes any life insurance or if you
answered “Yes” to question 8a of Part
4 — General Information;
• Schedule E if the gross estate
contains any jointly owned property or if
you answered “Yes” to question 9 of
Part 4;
• Schedule G if the decedent made
any of the lifetime transfers to be listed
on that schedule or if you answered
“Yes” to question 11 or 12a of Part 4;
• Schedule H if you answered “Yes” to
question 13 of Part 4; and
• Schedule I if you answered “Yes” to
question 15 of Part 4.

Exclusion
Item 11. Conservation easement
exclusion. You must complete and
attach Schedule U (along with any
required attachments) to claim the
exclusion on this line.

Deductions
Items 13 through 21. You must
attach the appropriate schedules for the
deductions you claim.

Item 17. If item 16 is less than or
equal to the value (at the time of the
decedent’s death) of the property
subject to claims, enter the amount
from item 16 on item 17.
If the amount on item 16 is more
than the value of the property subject to
claims, enter the greater of:
• The value of the property subject to
claims or
• The amount actually paid at the time
the return is filed.
In no event should you enter more
on item 17 than the amount on item 16.
See section 2053 and the related
regulations for more information.

Schedule A—Real Estate
See the reverse side of Schedule A on
Form 706.

Schedule A-1—Section
2032A Valuation
See Schedule A-1 on Form 706.

Schedule B—Stocks and
Bonds
Before completing Schedule B,

TIP read the examples showing use
of Schedule B where the
alternate valuation is not adopted (see
below) and adopted (see below).
If the total gross estate contains any
stocks or bonds, you must complete
Schedule B and file it with the return.
On Schedule B, list the stocks and
bonds included in the decedent’s gross
estate. Number each item in the
left-hand column.
Note. Bonds that are exempt from
federal income tax are not exempt from
estate tax unless specifically exempted

by an estate tax provision of the Code.
Therefore, you should list these bonds
on Schedule B.
Public housing bonds includible in
the gross estate must be included at
their full value.
If you paid any estate, inheritance,
legacy, or succession tax to a foreign
country on any stocks or bonds
included in this schedule, group those
stocks and bonds together and label
them “Subjected to Foreign Death
Taxes.”
List interest and dividends on each
stock or bond separately. Indicate as a
separate item dividends that have not
been collected at death, but which are
payable to the decedent or the estate
because the decedent was a
stockholder of record on the date of
death. However, if the stock is being
traded on an exchange and is selling
ex-dividend on the date of the
decedent’s death, do not include the
amount of the dividend as a separate
item. Instead, add it to the ex-dividend
quotation in determining the FMV of the
stock on the date of the decedent’s
death. Dividends declared on shares of
stock before the death of the decedent
but payable to stockholders of record
on a date after the decedent’s death
are not includible in the gross estate for
federal estate tax purposes.

Description
Stocks. For stocks, indicate:
Number of shares;
Whether common or preferred;
Issue;
Par value where needed for
identification;
• Price per share;
• Exact name of corporation;
• Principal exchange upon which sold,
if listed on an exchange; and

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Example showing use of Schedule B where the alternate valuation is not adopted; date of death, January 1, 2009
Item
number

Description, including face amount of bonds or number of shares and par value
where needed for identification. Give CUSIP number. If trust, partnership, or
closely held entity, give EIN.
Unit value

Alternate
valuation
date

Alternate
value

Value at
date of
death

CUSIP number or
EIN, where
applicable
1

2

$60,000-Arkansas Railroad Co. first mortgage 4%, 20-year
bonds, due 2011. Interest payable quarterly on Feb. 1, May
1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1; N.Y. Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXX

100

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$ 60,000

Interest coupons attached to bonds, item 1, due and
payable on Nov. 1, 2008, but not cashed at date of death . .

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600

Interest accrued on item 1, from Nov. 1, 2008, to Jan. 1,
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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400

110

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55,000

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1,000

500 shares Public Service Corp., common; N.Y. Exchange

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Dividend on item 2 of $2 per share declared Dec. 10, 2008,
payable on Jan. 9, 2009, to holders of record on Dec. 30,
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Example showing use of Schedule B where the alternate valuation is adopted; date of death, January 1, 2009
Item Description, including face amount of bonds or number of shares and par value
number where needed for identification. Give CUSIP number. If trust, partnership, or
closely held entity, give EIN.

Unit value

Alternate
valuation
date

Alternate
value

Value at
date of
death

CUSIP number or
EIN, where
applicable
1

2

$60,000-Arkansas Railroad Co. first mortgage 4%, 20-year
bonds, due 2011. Interest payable quarterly on Feb. 1, May
1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1; N.Y. Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXX

100

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$ 60,000

$30,000 of item 1 distributed to legatees on Apr. 1, 2009 . .

99

4/1/09

29,700

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$30,000 of item 1 sold by executor on May 1, 2009 . . . . . .

98

5/1/09

29,400

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Interest coupons attached to bonds, item 1, due and
payable on Nov. 1, 2008, but not cashed at date of death.
Cashed by executor on Feb. 2, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2/2/09

600

600

Interest accrued on item 1, from Nov. 1, 2008, to Jan. 1,
2009. Cashed by executor on Feb. 2, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2/2/09

400

400

110

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55,000

90

7/1/09

45,000

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1/9/09

1,000

1,000

500 shares Public Service Corp., common; N.Y. Exchange

XXXXXXXXX

Not disposed of within 6 months following death . . . . . . . .
Dividend on item 2 of $2 per share declared Dec. 10, 2008,
paid on Jan. 9, 2009, to holders of record on Dec. 30, 2008

• Nine-digit CUSIP number (defined

below).
Bonds. For bonds, indicate:
• Quantity and denomination;
• Name of obligor;
• Date of maturity;
• Interest rate;
• Interest due date;
• Principal exchange, if listed on an
exchange; and
• Nine-digit CUSIP number.
If the stock or bond is unlisted, show
the company’s principal business office.
If the gross estate includes any
interest in a trust, partnership, or
closely held entity, provide the
employer identification number (EIN) of
the entity in the description column on
Schedules B, E, F, G, M, and O, where
applicable. You must also provide the
EIN of the estate (if any) in the
description column on the above-noted
schedules, where applicable.
The CUSIP (Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedure)
number is a nine-digit number that is
assigned to all stocks and bonds traded
on major exchanges and many unlisted
securities. Usually, the CUSIP number
is printed on the face of the stock
certificate. If the CUSIP number is not
printed on the certificate, it may be
obtained through the company’s
transfer agent.

Valuation
List the FMV of the stocks or bonds.
The FMV of a stock or bond (whether
listed or unlisted) is the mean between
the highest and lowest selling prices
quoted on the valuation date. If only the
closing selling prices are available, then

the FMV is the mean between the
quoted closing selling price on the
valuation date and on the trading day
before the valuation date.
If there were no sales on the
valuation date, figure the FMV as
follows.
1. Find the mean between the
highest and lowest selling prices on the
nearest trading date before and the
nearest trading date after the valuation
date. Both trading dates must be
reasonably close to the valuation date.
2. Prorate the difference between
the mean prices to the valuation date.
3. Add or subtract (whichever
applies) the prorated part of the
difference to or from the mean price
figured for the nearest trading date
before the valuation date.
If no actual sales were made
reasonably close to the valuation date,
make the same computation using the
mean between the bona fide bid and
asked prices instead of sales prices. If
actual sales prices or bona fide bid and
asked prices are available within a
reasonable period of time before the
valuation date but not after the
valuation date, or vice versa, use the
mean between the highest and lowest
sales prices or bid and asked prices as
the FMV.
For example, assume that sales of
stock nearest the valuation date (June
15) occurred 2 trading days before
(June 13) and 3 trading days after
(June 18). On those days, the mean
sale prices per share were $10 and
$15, respectively. Therefore, the price
of $12 is considered the FMV of a
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however, on June 13 and 18, the mean
sale prices per share were $15 and
$10, respectively, the FMV of a share
of stock on the valuation date is $13.
If only closing prices for bonds are
available, see Regulations section
20.2031-2(b).
Apply the rules in the section 2031
regulations to determine the value of
inactive stock and stock in close
corporations. Send with the schedule
complete financial and other data used
to determine value, including balance
sheets (particularly the one nearest to
the valuation date) and statements of
the net earnings or operating results
and dividends paid for each of the 5
years immediately before the valuation
date.
Securities reported as of no value, of
nominal value, or obsolete should be
listed last. Include the address of the
company and the state and date of the
incorporation. Attach copies of
correspondence or statements used to
determine the “no value.”
If the security was listed on more
than one stock exchange, use either
the records of the exchange where the
security is principally traded or the
composite listing of combined
exchanges, if available, in a publication
of general circulation. In valuing listed
stocks and bonds, you should carefully
check accurate records to obtain values
for the applicable valuation date.
If you get quotations from brokers, or
evidence of the sale of securities from
the officers of the issuing companies,
attach to the schedule copies of the
letters furnishing these quotations or
evidence of sale.

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Schedule C—Mortgages,
Notes, and Cash
See the reverse side of Schedule C on
Form 706.

Schedule D—Insurance
on the Decedent’s Life
See the reverse side of Schedule D on
Form 706.

Schedule E—Jointly
Owned Property
See the reverse side of Schedule E on
Form 706.

Schedule F—Other
Miscellaneous Property
See the reverse side of Schedule F on
Form 706.

Schedule G—Transfers
During Decedent’s Life
Complete Schedule G and file it with
the return if the decedent made any of
the transfers described in (1) through
(5) beginning below through page 16,
or if you answered “Yes” to question 11
or 12a of Part 4 — General Information.
Report the following types of
transfers on this schedule.
IF. . .

AND . . .

the decedent
at the time of
made a transfer the transfer, the
from a trust,
transfer was
from a portion
of the trust that
was owned by
the grantor
under section
676 (other than
by reason of
section 672(e))
by reason of a
power in the
grantor,

THEN . . .
for purposes of
sections 2035
and 2038, treat
the transfer as
made directly
by the
decedent.

Any such
transfer within
the annual gift
tax exclusion is
not includible in
the gross
estate.

1. Certain gift taxes (section
2035(b)). Enter at item A of Schedule G
the total value of the gift taxes that
were paid by the decedent or the estate
on gifts made by the decedent or the
decedent’s spouse within 3 years of
death.
The date of the gift, not the date of
payment of the gift tax, determines
whether a gift tax paid is included in the
gross estate under this rule. Therefore,
you should carefully examine the Forms
709 filed by the decedent and the
decedent’s spouse to determine what
part of the total gift taxes reported on
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them was attributable to gifts made
within 3 years of death.
For example, if the decedent died on
July 10, 2009, you should examine gift
tax returns for 2009, 2008, 2007, and
2006. However, the gift taxes on the
2006 return that are attributable to gifts
made on or before July 10, 2006, are
not included in the gross estate.
Attach an explanation of how you
computed the includible gift taxes if you
do not include in the gross estate the
entire gift taxes shown on any Form
709 filed for gifts made within 3 years of
death. Also attach copies of any
pertinent gift tax returns filed by the
decedent’s spouse for gifts made within
3 years of death.
2. Other transfers within 3 years
of death (section 2035(a)). These
transfers include only the following:
• Any transfer by the decedent with
respect to a life insurance policy within
3 years of death; or
• Any transfer within 3 years of
death of a retained section 2036 life
estate, section 2037 reversionary
interest, or section 2038 power to
revoke, etc., if the property subject to
the life estate, interest, or power would
have been included in the gross estate
had the decedent continued to possess
the life estate, interest, or power until
death.
These transfers are reported on
Schedule G, regardless of whether a
gift tax return was required to be filed
for them when they were made.
However, the amount includible and the
information required to be shown for
the transfers are determined:
• For insurance on the life of the
decedent using the instructions to
Schedule D (attach Forms 712);
• For insurance on the life of
another using the instructions to
Schedule F (attach Forms 712); and
• For sections 2036, 2037, and
2038 transfers, using paragraphs (3),
(4), and (5) of these instructions.
3. Transfers with retained life
estate (section 2036). These are
transfers by the decedent in which the
decedent retained an interest in the
transferred property. The transfer can
be in trust or otherwise, but excludes
bona fide sales for adequate and full
consideration.
Interests or rights. Section 2036
applies to the following retained
interests or rights:
• The right to income from the
transferred property;
• The right to the possession or
enjoyment of the property; and
• The right, either alone or with any
person, to designate the persons who
shall receive the income from, or
possess or enjoy, the property.
Retained annuity, unitrust, and
other income interests in trusts. If a
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trust and retained or reserved the right
to use such property, or the right to an
annuity, unitrust, or other interest in
such trust for the property decedent so
transferred for decedent’s life, any
period not ascertainable without
reference to the decedent’s death, or
for a period that does not, in fact, end
before the decedent’s death, then the
decedent’s right to use the property or
the retained annuity, unitrust, or other
interest (whether payable from income
and/or principal) is the retention of the
possession or enjoyment of, or the right
to the income from, the property for
purposes of section 2036. See
Regulations section 20.2036-1(c)(2).
Retained voting rights. Transfers
with a retained life estate also include
transfers of stock in a controlled
corporation after June 22, 1976, if the
decedent retained or acquired voting
rights in the stock. If the decedent
retained direct or indirect voting rights
in a controlled corporation, the
decedent is considered to have
retained enjoyment of the transferred
property. A corporation is a controlled
corporation if the decedent owned
(actually or constructively) or had the
right (either alone or with any other
person) to vote at least 20% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of
stock. See section 2036(b). If these
voting rights ceased or were
relinquished within 3 years of the
decedent’s death, the corporate
interests are included in the gross
estate as if the decedent had actually
retained the voting rights until death.
The amount includible in the gross
estate is the value of the transferred
property at the time of the decedent’s
death. If the decedent kept or reserved
an interest or right to only a part of the
transferred property, the amount
includible in the gross estate is a
corresponding part of the entire value
of the property.
A retained life estate does not have
to be legally enforceable. What matters
is that a substantial economic benefit
was retained. For example, if a mother
transferred title to her home to her
daughter but with the informal
understanding that she was to continue
living there until her death, the value of
the home would be includible in the
mother’s estate even if the agreement
would not have been legally
enforceable.
4. Transfers taking effect at death
(section 2037). A transfer that takes
effect at the decedent’s death is one
under which possession or enjoyment
can be obtained only by surviving the
decedent. A transfer is not treated as
one that takes effect at the decedent’s
death unless the decedent retained a
reversionary interest (defined below) in
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than 5% of the value of the transferred
property. If the transfer was made
before October 8, 1949, the
reversionary interest must have arisen
by the express terms of the instrument
of transfer.
A reversionary interest is generally
any right under which the transferred
property will or may be returned to the
decedent or the decedent’s estate. It
also includes the possibility that the
transferred property may become
subject to a power of disposition by the
decedent. It does not matter if the right
arises by the express terms of the
instrument of transfer or by operation of
law. For this purpose, reversionary
interest does not include the possibility
that the income alone from the property
may return to the decedent or become
subject to the decedent’s power of
disposition.
5. Revocable transfers (section
2038). The gross estate includes the
value of transferred property in which
the enjoyment of the transferred
property was subject at decedent’s
death to any change through the
exercise of a power to alter, amend,
revoke, or terminate. A decedent’s
power to change the beneficiaries and
to hasten or increase any beneficiary’s
enjoyment of the property are examples
of this.
It does not matter whether the power
was reserved at the time of the transfer,
whether it arose by operation of law, or
whether it was later created or
conferred. The rule applies regardless
of the source from which the power was
acquired, and regardless of whether the
power was exercisable by the decedent
alone or with any person (and
regardless of whether that person had
a substantial adverse interest in the
transferred property).
The capacity in which the decedent
could use a power has no bearing. If
the decedent gave property in trust and
was the trustee with the power to
revoke the trust, the property would be
included in his or her gross estate. For
transfers or additions to an irrevocable
trust after October 28, 1979, the
transferred property is includible if the
decedent reserved the power to remove
the trustee at will and appoint another
trustee.
If the decedent relinquished within 3
years of death any of the includible
powers described above, figure the
gross estate as if the decedent had
actually retained the powers until death.
Only the part of the transferred
property that is subject to the
decedent’s power is included in the
gross estate.
For more detailed information on
which transfers are includible in the
gross estate, see the Estate Tax
Regulations.

Special Valuation Rules for
Certain Lifetime Transfers
Sections 2701 through 2704 provide
rules for valuing certain transfers to
family members.
Section 2701 deals with the transfer
of an interest in a corporation or
partnership while retaining certain
distribution rights, or a liquidation, put,
call, or conversion right.
Section 2702 deals with the transfer
of an interest in a trust while retaining
any interest other than a qualified
interest. In general, a qualified interest
is a right to receive certain distributions
from the trust at least annually, or a
noncontingent remainder interest if all
of the other interests in the trust are
distribution rights specified in section
2702.
Section 2703 provides rules for the
valuation of property transferred to a
family member but subject to an option,
agreement, or other right to acquire or
use the property at less than FMV. It
also applies to transfers subject to
restrictions on the right to sell or use
the property.
Finally, section 2704 provides that in
certain cases, the lapse of a voting or
liquidation right in a family-owned
corporation or partnership will result in
a deemed transfer.
These rules have potential
consequences for the valuation of
property in an estate. If the decedent
(or any member of his or her family)
was involved in any such transactions,
see sections 2701 through 2704 and
the related regulations for additional
details.

How To Complete
Schedule G
All transfers (other than outright
transfers not in trust and bona fide
sales) made by the decedent at any
time during life must be reported on
Schedule G, regardless of whether you
believe the transfers are subject to tax.
If the decedent made any transfers not
described in the instructions beginning
on page 15, the transfers should not be
shown on Schedule G. Instead, attach
a statement describing these transfers
by listing:
• The date of the transfer,
• The amount or value of the
transferred property, and
• The type of transfer.
Complete the schedule for each
transfer that is included in the gross
estate under sections 2035(a), 2036,
2037, and 2038 as described in the
Instructions for Schedule G beginning
on page 15.
In the “Item number” column,
number each transfer consecutively
beginning with “1.” In the “Description”
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and the date of the transfer, and give a
complete description of the property.
Transfers included in the gross estate
should be valued on the date of the
decedent’s death or, if alternate
valuation is adopted, according to
section 2032.
If only part of the property
transferred meets the terms of section
2035(a), 2036, 2037, or 2038, then only
a corresponding part of the value of the
property should be included in the
value of the gross estate. If the
transferee makes additions or
improvements to the property, the
increased value of the property at the
valuation date should not be included
on Schedule G. However, if only a part
of the value of the property is included,
enter the value of the whole under the
column headed “Description” and
explain what part was included.
Attachments. If a transfer, by trust or
otherwise, was made by a written
instrument, attach a copy of the
instrument to Schedule G. If the copy of
the instrument is of public record, it
should be certified; if not of public
record, the copy should be verified.

Schedule H—Powers of
Appointment
Complete Schedule H and file it with
the return if you answered “Yes” to
question 13 of Part 4 — General
Information.
On Schedule H, include in the gross
estate:
• The value of property for which the
decedent possessed a general power
of appointment (defined below) on the
date of his or her death and
• The value of property for which the
decedent possessed a general power
of appointment that he or she exercised
or released before death by disposing
of it in such a way that if it were a
transfer of property owned by the
decedent, the property would be
includible in the decedent’s gross
estate as a transfer with a retained life
estate, a transfer taking effect at death,
or a revocable transfer.
With the above exceptions, property
subject to a power of appointment is
not includible in the gross estate if the
decedent released the power
completely and the decedent held no
interest in or control over the property.
If the failure to exercise a general
power of appointment results in a lapse
of the power, the lapse is treated as a
release only to the extent that the value
of the property that could have been
appointed by the exercise of the lapsed
power is more than the greater of
$5,000 or 5% of the total value, at the
time of the lapse, of the assets out of
which, or the proceeds of which, the
exercise of the lapsed power could
have been satisfied.
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Powers of Appointment
A power of appointment determines
who will own or enjoy the property
subject to the power and when they will
own or enjoy it. The power must be
created by someone other than the
decedent. It does not include a power
created or held on property transferred
by the decedent.
A power of appointment includes all
powers which are, in substance and
effect, powers of appointment
regardless of how they are identified
and regardless of local property laws.
For example, if a settlor transfers
property in trust for the life of his wife,
with a power in the wife to appropriate
or consume the principal of the trust,
the wife has a power of appointment.
Some powers do not in themselves
constitute a power of appointment. For
example, a power to amend only
administrative provisions of a trust that
cannot substantially affect the beneficial
enjoyment of the trust property or
income is not a power of appointment.
A power to manage, invest, or control
assets, or to allocate receipts and
disbursements, when exercised only in
a fiduciary capacity, is not a power of
appointment.
General power of appointment. A
general power of appointment is a
power that is exercisable in favor of the
decedent, the decedent’s estate, the
decedent’s creditors, or the creditors of
the decedent’s estate, except:
1. A power to consume, invade, or
appropriate property for the benefit of
the decedent that is limited by an
ascertainable standard relating to
health, education, support, or
maintenance of the decedent.
2. A power exercisable by the
decedent only in conjunction with:
a. the creator of the power or
b. a person who has a substantial
interest in the property subject to the
power, which is adverse to the exercise
of the power in favor of the decedent.
A part of a power is considered a
general power of appointment if the
power:
1. May only be exercised by the
decedent in conjunction with another
person and
2. Is also exercisable in favor of the
other person (in addition to being
exercisable in favor of the decedent,
the decedent’s creditors, the decedent’s
estate, or the creditors of the
decedent’s estate).
The part to include in the gross
estate as a general power of
appointment is figured by dividing the
value of the property by the number of
persons (including the decedent) in
favor of whom the power is exercisable.
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Date power was created. Generally,
a power of appointment created by will
is considered created on the date of the
testator’s death.
A power of appointment created by
an inter vivos instrument is considered
created on the date the instrument
takes effect. If the holder of a power
exercises it by creating a second
power, the second power is considered
as created at the time of the exercise of
the first.

Attachments
If the decedent ever possessed a
power of appointment, attach a certified
or verified copy of the instrument
granting the power and a certified or
verified copy of any instrument by
which the power was exercised or
released. You must file these copies
even if you contend that the power was
not a general power of appointment,
and that the property is not otherwise
includible in the gross estate.

Schedule I—Annuities
You must complete Schedule l and file
it with the return if you answered “Yes”
to question 15 of Part 4 — General
Information.
Enter on Schedule I every annuity
that meets all of the conditions under
General, below, and every annuity
described in paragraphs (a) through (h)
of Annuities Under Approved Plans on
page 18, even if the annuities are
wholly or partially excluded from the
gross estate.
For a discussion regarding the QTIP
treatment of certain joint and survivor
annuities, see the Form 706 itself,
Schedule M, line 3 instructions.

General
In general, you must include in the
gross estate all or part of the value of
any annuity that meets the following
requirements:
• It is receivable by a beneficiary
following the death of the decedent and
by reason of surviving the decedent;
• The annuity is under a contract or
agreement entered into after March 3,
1931;
• The annuity was payable to the
decedent (or the decedent possessed
the right to receive the annuity) either
alone or in conjunction with another, for
the decedent’s life or for any period not
ascertainable without reference to the
decedent’s death or for any period that
did not in fact end before the
decedent’s death; and
• The contract or agreement is not a
policy of insurance on the life of the
decedent.
These rules apply to all types of
annuities, including pension plans,
individual retirement arrangements,
purchased commercial annuities, and
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Note. A private annuity is an annuity
issued from a party not engaged in the
business of writing annuity contracts,
typically a junior generation family
member or a family trust.
An annuity contract that provides
periodic payments to a person for life
and ceases at the person’s death is not
includible in the gross estate. Social
security benefits are not includible in
the gross estate even if the surviving
spouse receives benefits.
An annuity or other payment that is
not includible in the decedent’s or the
survivor’s gross estate as an annuity
may still be includible under some other
applicable provision of the law. For
example, see Powers of Appointment
on page 16 and the Instructions for
Schedule G — Transfers During
Decedent’s Life on page 15. See also
Regulations section 20.2039-1(e).
If the decedent retired before
January 1, 1985, see Annuities Under
Approved Plans on page 18 for rules
that allow the exclusion of part or all of
certain annuities.

Part Includible
If the decedent contributed only part of
the purchase price of the contract or
agreement, include in the gross estate
only that part of the value of the annuity
receivable by the surviving beneficiary
that the decedent’s contribution to the
purchase price of the annuity or
agreement bears to the total purchase
price.
For example, if the value of the
survivor’s annuity was $20,000 and the
decedent had contributed three-fourths
of the purchase price of the contract,
the amount includible is $15,000 (3/4 ×
$20,000).
Except as provided under Annuities
Under Approved Plans on page 18,
contributions made by the decedent’s
employer to the purchase price of the
contract or agreement are considered
made by the decedent if they were
made by the employer because of the
decedent’s employment. For more
information, see section 2039.

Definitions
Annuity. The term “annuity” includes
one or more payments extending over
any period of time. The payments may
be equal or unequal, conditional or
unconditional, periodic or sporadic.
Examples. The following are
examples of contracts (but not
necessarily the only forms of contracts)
for annuities that must be included in
the gross estate.
1. A contract under which the
decedent immediately before death was
receiving or was entitled to receive, for
the duration of life, an annuity with
payments to continue after death to a
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2. A contract under which the
decedent immediately before death was
receiving or was entitled to receive,
together with another person, an
annuity payable to the decedent and
the other person for their joint lives,
with payments to continue to the
survivor following the death of either.
3. A contract or agreement entered
into by the decedent and employer
under which the decedent immediately
before death and following retirement
was receiving, or was entitled to
receive, an annuity payable to the
decedent for life and after the
decedent’s death to a designated
beneficiary, if surviving the decedent,
whether the payments after the
decedent’s death are fixed by the
contract or subject to an option or
election exercised or exercisable by the
decedent. However, see Annuities
Under Approved Plans below.
4. A contract or agreement entered
into by the decedent and the
decedent’s employer under which at the
decedent’s death, before retirement, or
before the expiration of a stated period
of time, an annuity was payable to a
designated beneficiary, if surviving the
decedent. However, see Annuities
Under Approved Plans below.
5. A contract or agreement under
which the decedent immediately before
death was receiving, or was entitled to
receive, an annuity for a stated period
of time, with the annuity to continue to a
designated beneficiary, surviving the
decedent, upon the decedent’s death
and before the expiration of that period
of time.
6. An annuity contract or other
arrangement providing for a series of
substantially equal periodic payments
to be made to a beneficiary for life or
over a period of at least 36 months
after the date of the decedent’s death
under an individual retirement account,
annuity, or bond as described in section
2039(e) (before its repeal by P.L.
98-369).
Payable to the decedent. An annuity
or other payment was payable to the
decedent if, at the time of death, the
decedent was in fact receiving an
annuity or other payment, with or
without an enforceable right to have the
payments continued.
Right to receive an annuity. The
decedent had the right to receive an
annuity or other payment if,
immediately before death, the decedent
had an enforceable right to receive
payments at some time in the future,
whether or not at the time of death the
decedent had a present right to receive
payments.

Annuities Under Approved
Plans
The following rules relate to whether
part or all of an otherwise includible

annuity may be excluded. These rules
have been repealed and apply only if
the decedent either:
• On December 31, 1984, was both a
participant in the plan and in pay status
(for example, had received at least one
benefit payment on or before December
31, 1984) and had irrevocably elected
the form of the benefit before July 18,
1984, or
• Had separated from service before
January 1, 1985, and did not change
the form of benefit before death.
The amount excluded cannot exceed
$100,000 unless either of the following
conditions is met:
• On December 31, 1982, the
decedent was both a participant in the
plan and in pay status (for example,
had received at least one benefit
payment on or before December 31,
1982) and the decedent irrevocably
elected the form of the benefit before
January 1, 1983, or
• The decedent separated from service
before January 1, 1983, and did not
change the form of benefit before
death.

Approved Plans
Approved plans may be separated into
two categories:
• Pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus,
and other similar plans and
• Individual retirement arrangements
(IRAs), and retirement bonds.
Different exclusion rules apply to the
two categories of plans.
Pension, etc., plans. The following
plans are approved plans for the
exclusion rules:
a. An employees’ trust (or under a
contract purchased by an employees’
trust) forming part of a pension, stock
bonus, or profit-sharing plan that met all
the requirements of section 401(a),
either at the time of the decedent’s
separation from employment (whether
by death or otherwise) or at the time of
the termination of the plan (if earlier);
b. A retirement annuity contract
purchased by the employer (but not by
an employees’ trust) under a plan that,
at the time of the decedent’s separation
from employment (by death or
otherwise), or at the time of the
termination of the plan (if earlier), was a
plan described in section 403(a);
c. A retirement annuity contract
purchased for an employee by an
employer that is an organization
referred to in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) or
(vi), or that is a religious organization
(other than a trust), and that is exempt
from tax under section 501(a);
d. Chapter 73 of Title 10 of the
United States Code; or
e. A bond purchase plan described
in section 405 (before its repeal by P.L.
98-369, effective for obligations issued
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Exclusion rules for pension, etc.,
plans. If an annuity under an
“approved plan” described in (a)
through (e) above is receivable by a
beneficiary other than the executor and
the decedent made no contributions
under the plan toward the cost, no part
of the value of the annuity, subject to
the $100,000 limitation (if applicable), is
includible in the gross estate.
If the decedent made a contribution
under a plan described in (a) through
(e) above toward the cost, include in
the gross estate on this schedule that
proportion of the value of the annuity
which the amount of the decedent’s
contribution under the plan bears to the
total amount of all contributions under
the plan. The remaining value of the
annuity is excludable from the gross
estate subject to the $100,000 limitation
(if applicable). For the rules to
determine whether the decedent made
contributions to the plan, see
Regulations section 20.2039.
IRAs and retirement bonds. The
following plans are approved plans for
the exclusion rules:
f. An individual retirement account
described in section 408(a),
g. An individual retirement annuity
described in section 408(b), or
h. A retirement bond described in
section 409(a) (before its repeal by P.L.
98-369).
Exclusion rules for IRAs and
retirement bonds. These plans are
approved plans only if they provide for
a series of substantially equal periodic
payments made to a beneficiary for life,
or over a period of at least 36 months
after the date of the decedent’s death.
Subject to the $100,000 limitation, if
applicable, if an annuity under a “plan”
described in (f) through (h) above is
receivable by a beneficiary other than
the executor, the entire value of the
annuity is excludable from the gross
estate even if the decedent made a
contribution under the plan.
However, if any payment to or for an
account or annuity described in
paragraph (f), (g), or (h) above was not
allowable as an income tax deduction
under section 219 (and was not a
rollover contribution as described in
section 2039(e) before its repeal by
P.L. 98-369), include in the gross
estate on this schedule that proportion
of the value of the annuity which the
amount not allowable as a deduction
under section 219 and not a rollover
contribution bears to the total amount
paid to or for such account or annuity.
For more information, see Regulations
section 20.2039-5.
Rules applicable to all approved
plans. The following rules apply to all
approved plans described in
paragraphs (a) through (h) above.
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If any part of an annuity under a
“plan” described in (a) through (h)
above is receivable by the executor, it
is generally includible in the gross
estate on this schedule to the extent
that it is receivable by the executor in
that capacity. In general, the annuity is
receivable by the executor if it is to be
paid to the executor or if there is an
agreement (expressed or implied) that it
will be applied by the beneficiary for the
benefit of the estate (such as in
discharge of the estate’s liability for
death taxes or debts of the decedent,
etc.) or that its distribution will be
governed to any extent by the terms of
the decedent’s will or the laws of
descent and distribution.
If data available to you does not
indicate whether the plan satisfies the
requirements of section 401(a), 403(a),
408(a), 408(b), or 409(a), you may
obtain that information from the IRS
where the employer’s principal place of
business is located.

Line A. Lump Sum
Distribution Election
Note. The following rules have been
repealed and apply only if the
decedent:

• On December 31, 1984, was both a

participant in the plan and in pay status
(for example, had received at least one
benefit payment on or before December
31, 1984) and had irrevocably elected
the form of the benefit before July 18,
1984, or
• Had separated from service before
January 1, 1985, and did not change
the form of benefit before death.
Generally, the entire amount of any
lump sum distribution is included in the
decedent’s gross estate. However,
under this special rule, all or part of a
lump sum distribution from a qualified
(approved) plan will be excluded if the
lump sum distribution is included in the
recipient’s income for income tax
purposes.
If the decedent was born before
1936, the recipient may be eligible to
elect special “10-year averaging” rules
(under repealed section 402(e)) and
capital gain treatment (under repealed
section 402(a)(2)) in computing the
income tax on the distribution. For more
information, see Pub. 575, Pension and
Annuity Income. If this option is
available, the estate tax exclusion
cannot be claimed unless the recipient
elects to forego the “10-year averaging”
and capital gain treatment in computing
the income tax on the distribution. The
recipient elects to forego this treatment
by treating the distribution as taxable
on his or her income tax return as
described in Regulations section
20.2039-4(d). The election is
irrevocable.
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The amount excluded from the gross
estate is the portion attributable to the
employer contributions. The portion, if
any, attributable to the employeedecedent’s contributions is always
includible. Also, you may not compute
the gross estate in accordance with this
election unless you check “Yes” on line
A and attach the name, address, and
identifying number of the recipients of
the lump sum distributions. See
Regulations section 20.2039-4.

How To Complete Schedule I
In describing an annuity, give the name
and address of the grantor of the
annuity. Specify if the annuity is under
an approved plan.
IF . . .

THEN . . .

the annuity is under an
approved plan,

state the ratio of the
decedent’s contribution
to the total purchase
price of the annuity.

the decedent was
employed at the time of
death and an annuity as
described in Definitions,
Annuity, Example 4 on
page 18 became
payable to any
beneficiary because the
beneficiary survived the
decedent,

state the ratio of the
decedent’s contribution
to the total purchase
price of the annuity.

an annuity under an
individual retirement
account or annuity
became payable to any
beneficiary because that
beneficiary survived the
decedent and is payable
to the beneficiary for life
or for at least 36 months
following the decedent’s
death,

state the ratio of the
amount paid for the
individual retirement
account or annuity that
was not allowable as an
income tax deduction
under section 219 (other
than a rollover
contribution) to the total
amount paid for the
account or annuity.

the annuity is payable
out of a trust or other
fund,

the description should
be sufficiently complete
to fully identify it.

the annuity is payable
for a term of years,

include the duration of
the term and the date
on which it began.

the annuity is payable
include the date of birth
for the life of a person
of that person.
other than the decedent,
the annuity is wholly or
partially excluded from
the gross estate,

enter the amount
excluded under
“Description” and
explain how you
computed the exclusion.

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Schedule J—Funeral
Expenses and Expenses
Incurred in
Administering Property
Subject to Claims
See the reverse side of Schedule J on
Form 706.

Schedule K—Debts of
the Decedent and
Mortgages and Liens
You must complete and attach
Schedule K if you claimed deductions
on either item 14 or item 15 of Part
5 — Recapitulation.
Income vs. estate tax deduction.
Taxes, interest, and business expenses
accrued at the date of the decedent’s
death are deductible both on Schedule
K and as deductions in respect of the
decedent on the income tax return of
the estate.
If you choose to deduct medical
expenses of the decedent only on the
estate tax return, they are fully
deductible as claims against the estate.
If, however, they are claimed on the
decedent’s final income tax return
under section 213(c), they may not also
be claimed on the estate tax return. In
this case, you also may not deduct on
the estate tax return any amounts that
were not deductible on the income tax
return because of the percentage
limitations.

Debts of the Decedent
List under “Debts of the Decedent” only
valid debts the decedent owed at the
time of death. List any indebtedness
secured by a mortgage or other lien on
property of the gross estate under the
heading “Mortgages and Liens.” If the
amount of the debt is disputed or the
subject of litigation, deduct only the
amount the estate concedes to be a
valid claim. Enter the amount in contest
in the column provided.
Generally, if the claim against the
estate is based on a promise or
agreement, the deduction is limited to
the extent that the liability was
contracted bona fide and for an
adequate and full consideration in
money or money’s worth. However, any
enforceable claim based on a promise
or agreement of the decedent to make
a contribution or gift (such as a pledge
or a subscription) to or for the use of a
charitable, public, religious, etc.,
organization is deductible to the extent
that the deduction would be allowed as
a bequest under the statute that
applies.
Certain claims of a former spouse
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deductible on Schedule K. For these
claims to be deductible, all of the
following conditions must be met.
• The decedent and the decedent’s
spouse must have entered into a
written agreement relative to their
marital and property rights.
• The decedent and the spouse must
have been divorced before the
decedent’s death and the divorce must
have occurred within the 3-year period
beginning on the date 1 year before the
agreement was entered into. It is not
required that the agreement be
approved by the divorce decree.
• The property or interest transferred
under the agreement must be
transferred to the decedent’s spouse in
settlement of the spouse’s marital
rights.
You may not deduct a claim made
against the estate by a remainderman
relating to section 2044 property.
Section 2044 property is described in
the instructions to line 6 on page 12.
Include in this schedule notes
unsecured by mortgage or other lien
and give full details, including:
• Name of payee,
• Face and unpaid balance,
• Date and term of note,
• Interest rate, and
• Date to which interest was paid
before death.
Include the exact nature of the claim
as well as the name of the creditor. If
the claim is for services performed over
a period of time, state the period
covered by the claim.
Example. Edison Electric
Illuminating Co., for electric service
during December 2008, $150.
If the amount of the claim is the
unpaid balance due on a contract for
the purchase of any property included
in the gross estate, indicate the
schedule and item number where you
reported the property. If the claim
represents a joint and separate liability,
give full facts and explain the financial
responsibility of the co-obligor.
Property and income taxes. The
deduction for property taxes is limited to
the taxes accrued before the date of
the decedent’s death. Federal taxes on
income received during the decedent’s
lifetime are deductible, but taxes on
income received after death are not
deductible.
Keep all vouchers or original records
for inspection by the IRS.
Allowable death taxes. If you elect to
take a deduction under section 2053(d)
rather than a credit under section 2014,
the deduction is subject to the
limitations described in section 2053(d)
and its regulations. If you have difficulty
figuring the deduction, you may request
a computation of it. Send your request
within a reasonable amount of time
before the due date of the return to the

Department of the Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, DC 20224.
Attach to your request a copy of the will
and relevant documents, a statement
showing the distribution of the estate
under the decedent’s will, and a
computation of the state or foreign
death tax showing any amount payable
by a charitable organization.

Mortgages and Liens
List under “Mortgages and Liens” only
obligations secured by mortgages or
other liens on property that you
included in the gross estate at its full
value or at a value that was
undiminished by the amount of the
mortgage or lien. If the debt is
enforceable against other property of
the estate not subject to the mortgage
or lien, or if the decedent was
personally liable for the debt, you must
include the full value of the property
subject to the mortgage or lien in the
gross estate under the appropriate
schedule and may deduct the mortgage
or lien on the property on this schedule.
However, if the decedent’s estate is
not liable, include in the gross estate
only the value of the equity of
redemption (or the value of the property
less the amount of the debt), and do
not deduct any portion of the
indebtedness on this schedule.
Notes and other obligations secured
by the deposit of collateral, such as
stocks, bonds, etc., also should be
listed under “Mortgages and Liens.”

Description
Include under the “Description” column
the particular schedule and item
number where the property subject to
the mortgage or lien is reported in the
gross estate.
Include the name and address of the
mortgagee, payee, or obligee, and the
date and term of the mortgage, note, or
other agreement by which the debt was
established. Also include the face
amount, the unpaid balance, the rate of
interest, and date to which the interest
was paid before the decedent’s death.

Schedule L—Net Losses
During Administration
and Expenses Incurred
in Administering
Property Not Subject to
Claims
You must complete Schedule L and
file it with the return if you claim
deductions on either item 18 or item 19
of Part 5 — Recapitulation.

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Net Losses During
Administration
You may deduct only those losses from
thefts, fires, storms, shipwrecks, or
other casualties that occurred during
the settlement of the estate. You may
deduct only the amount not reimbursed
by insurance or otherwise.
Describe in detail the loss sustained
and the cause. If you received
insurance or other compensation for the
loss, state the amount collected.
Identify the property for which you are
claiming the loss by indicating the
particular schedule and item number
where the property is included in the
gross estate.
If you elect alternate valuation, do
not deduct the amount by which you
reduced the value of an item to include
it in the gross estate.
Do not deduct losses claimed as a
deduction on a federal income tax
return or depreciation in the value of
securities or other property.

Expenses Incurred in
Administering Property Not
Subject to Claims
You may deduct expenses incurred in
administering property that is included
in the gross estate but that is not
subject to claims. You may only deduct
these expenses if they were paid
before the section 6501 period of
limitations for assessment expired.
The expenses deductible on this
schedule are usually expenses incurred
in the administration of a trust
established by the decedent before
death. They may also be incurred in the
collection of other assets or the transfer
or clearance of title to other property
included in the decedent’s gross estate
for estate tax purposes, but not
included in the decedent’s probate
estate.
The expenses deductible on this
schedule are limited to those that are
the result of settling the decedent’s
interest in the property or of vesting
good title to the property in the
beneficiaries. Expenses incurred on
behalf of the transferees (except those
described above) are not deductible.
Examples of deductible and
nondeductible expenses are provided in
Regulations section 20.2053-8.
List the names and addresses of the
persons to whom each expense was
payable and the nature of the expense.
Identify the property for which the
expense was incurred by indicating the
schedule and item number where the
property is included in the gross estate.
If you do not know the exact amount of
the expense, you may deduct an
estimate, provided that the amount may
be verified with reasonable certainty
and will be paid before the period of
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limitations for assessment (referred to
above) expires. Keep all vouchers and
receipts for inspection by the IRS.

Schedule M—Bequests,
etc., to Surviving Spouse
(Marital Deduction)
See the Form 706 itself for these
instructions.

Schedule O—Charitable,
Public, and Similar Gifts
and Bequests
General
You must complete Schedule O and file
it with the return if you claim a
deduction on item 21 of Part
5 — Recapitulation.
You can claim the charitable
deduction allowed under section 2055
for the value of property in the
decedent’s gross estate that was
transferred by the decedent during life
or by will to or for the use of any of the
following:
• The United States, a state, a political
subdivision of a state, or the District of
Columbia, for exclusively public
purposes;
• Any corporation or association
organized and operated exclusively for
religious, charitable, scientific, literary,
or educational purposes, including the
encouragement of art, or to foster
national or international amateur sports
competition (but only if none of its
activities involve providing athletic
facilities or equipment, unless the
organization is a qualified amateur
sports organization) and the prevention
of cruelty to children and animals, as
long as no part of the net earnings
benefits any private individual and no
substantial activity is undertaken to
carry on propaganda, or otherwise
attempt to influence legislation or
participate in any political campaign on
behalf of any candidate for public office;
• A trustee or a fraternal society, order
or association operating under the
lodge system, if the transferred property
is to be used exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, literary, or
educational purposes, or for the
prevention of cruelty to children or
animals, and no substantial activity is
undertaken to carry on propaganda or
otherwise attempt to influence
legislation, or participate in any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate
for public office;
• Any veterans organization
incorporated by an Act of Congress or
any of its departments, local chapters,
or posts, for which none of the net
earnings benefits any private individual;
or
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• A foreign government or its political

subdivision when the use of such
property is limited exclusively to
charitable purposes.
For this purpose, certain Indian tribal
governments are treated as states and
transfers to them qualify as deductible
charitable contributions. See Rev. Proc.
2008-55, 2008-39 I.R.B. 768, as
modified and supplemented by
subsequent revenue procedures, for a
list of qualifying Indian tribal
governments.
You may also claim a charitable
contribution deduction for a qualifying
conservation easement granted after
the decedent’s death under the
provisions of section 2031(c)(9).
The charitable deduction is allowed
for amounts that are transferred to
charitable organizations as a result of
either a qualified disclaimer (see Line 2.
Qualified Disclaimer below) or the
complete termination of a power to
consume, invade, or appropriate
property for the benefit of an individual.
It does not matter whether termination
occurs because of the death of the
individual or in any other way. The
termination must occur within the period
of time (including extensions) for filing
the decedent’s estate tax return and
before the power has been exercised.
The deduction is limited to the
amount actually available for charitable
uses. Therefore, if under the terms of a
will or the provisions of local law, or for
any other reason, the federal estate
tax, the federal GST tax, or any other
estate, GST, succession, legacy, or
inheritance tax is payable in whole or in
part out of any bequest, legacy, or
devise that would otherwise be allowed
as a charitable deduction, the amount
you may deduct is the amount of the
bequest, legacy, or devise reduced by
the total amount of the taxes.
If you elected to make installment
payments of the estate tax, and the
interest is payable out of property
transferred to charity, you must reduce
the charitable deduction by an estimate
of the maximum amount of interest that
will be paid on the deferred tax.
For split-interest trusts (or pooled
income funds), enter in the “Amount”
column the amount treated as passing
to the charity. Do not enter the entire
amount that passes to the trust (fund).
If you are deducting the value of the
residue or a part of the residue passing
to charity under the decedent’s will,
attach a copy of the computation
showing how you determined the value,
including any reduction for the taxes
described above.
Also include:
• A statement that shows the values of
all specific and general legacies or
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devise, indicate the paragraph or
section of the decedent’s will or codicil
that applies. If legacies are made to
each member of a class (for example,
$1,000 to each of the decedent’s
employees), show only the number of
each class and the total value of
property they received;
• The date of birth of all life tenants or
annuitants, the length of whose lives
may affect the value of the interest
passing to charity under the decedent’s
will;
• A statement showing the value of all
property that is included in the
decedent’s gross estate but does not
pass under the will, such as transfers,
jointly owned property that passed to
the survivor on decedent’s death, and
insurance payable to specific
beneficiaries; and
• Any other important information such
as that relating to any claim, not arising
under the will, to any part of the estate
(that is, a spouse claiming dower or
curtesy, or similar rights).

Line 2. Qualified Disclaimer
The charitable deduction is allowed for
amounts that are transferred to
charitable organizations as a result of a
qualified disclaimer. To be a qualified
disclaimer, a refusal to accept an
interest in property must meet the
conditions of section 2518. These are
explained in Regulations sections
25.2518-1 through 25.2518-3. If
property passes to a charitable
beneficiary as the result of a qualified
disclaimer, check the “Yes” box on line
2 and attach a copy of the written
disclaimer required by section 2518(b).

Attachments
If the charitable transfer was made by
will, attach a certified copy of the order
admitting the will to probate, in addition
to the copy of the will. If the charitable
transfer was made by any other written
instrument, attach a copy. If the
instrument is of record, the copy should
be certified; if not, the copy should be
verified.

Value
The valuation dates used in
determining the value of the gross
estate apply also on Schedule O.

Schedule P—Credit for
Foreign Death Taxes
General
If you claim a credit on line 13 of Part
2 — Tax Computation, you must
complete Schedule P and file it with the
return. You must attach Form(s)
706-CE to support any credit you claim.
If the foreign government refuses to
certify Form 706-CE, you must file it
directly with the IRS as instructed on
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for instructions on how to complete the
form and for a description of the items
that must be attached to the form when
the foreign government refuses to
certify it.
The credit for foreign death taxes is
allowable only if the decedent was a
citizen or resident of the United States.
However, see section 2053(d) and the
related regulations for exceptions and
limitations if the executor has elected,
in certain cases, to deduct these taxes
from the value of the gross estate. For
a resident, not a citizen, who was a
citizen or subject of a foreign country
for which the President has issued a
proclamation under section 2014(h), the
credit is allowable only if the country of
which the decedent was a national
allows a similar credit to decedents who
were U.S. citizens residing in that
country.
The credit is authorized either by
statute or by treaty. If a credit is
authorized by a treaty, whichever of the
following is the most beneficial to the
estate is allowed:
• The credit computed under the
treaty;
• The credit computed under the
statute; or
• The credit computed under the
treaty, plus the credit computed under
the statute for death taxes paid to each
political subdivision or possession of
the treaty country that are not directly
or indirectly creditable under the treaty.
Under the statute, the credit is
authorized for all death taxes (national
and local) imposed in the foreign
country. Whether local taxes are the
basis for a credit under a treaty
depends upon the provisions of the
particular treaty.
If a credit for death taxes paid in
more than one foreign country is
allowable, a separate computation of
the credit must be made for each
foreign country. The copies of Schedule
P on which the additional computations
are made should be attached to the
copy of Schedule P provided in the
return.
The total credit allowable in respect
to any property, whether subjected to
tax by one or more than one foreign
country, is limited to the amount of the
federal estate tax attributable to the
property. The anticipated amount of the
credit may be computed on the return,
but the credit cannot finally be allowed
until the foreign tax has been paid and
a Form 706-CE evidencing payment is
filed. Section 2014(g) provides that for
credits for foreign death taxes, each
U.S. possession is deemed a foreign
country.
Convert death taxes paid to the
foreign country into U.S. dollars by
using the rate of exchange in effect at
the time each payment of foreign tax is
made.

If a credit is claimed for any foreign
death tax that is later recovered, see
Regulations section 20.2016-1 for the
notice required within 30 days.

Limitation Period
The credit for foreign death taxes is
limited to those taxes that were actually
paid and for which a credit was claimed
within the later of the 4 years after the
filing of the estate tax return, or before
the date of expiration of any extension
of time for payment of the federal
estate tax, or 60 days after a final
decision of the Tax Court on a timely
filed petition for a redetermination of a
deficiency.

Credit Under the Statute
For the credit allowed by the statute,
the question of whether particular
property is situated in the foreign
country imposing the tax is determined
by the same principles that would apply
in determining whether similar property
of a nonresident not a U.S. citizen is
situated within the United States for
purposes of the federal estate tax. See
the instructions for Form 706-NA.

Computation of Credit Under
the Statute
Item 1. Enter the amount of the estate,
inheritance, legacy, and succession
taxes paid to the foreign country and its
possessions or political subdivisions,
attributable to property that is:
• Situated in that country,
• Subjected to these taxes, and
• Included in the gross estate.
The amount entered at item 1 should
not include any tax paid to the foreign
country for property not situated in that
country and should not include any tax
paid to the foreign country for property
not included in the gross estate. If only
a part of the property subjected to
foreign taxes is both situated in the
foreign country and included in the
gross estate, it will be necessary to
determine the portion of the taxes
attributable to that part of the property.
Also, attach the computation of the
amount entered at item 1.
Item 2. Enter the value of the gross
estate, less the total of the deductions
on items 20 and 21 of Part
5 — Recapitulation.
Item 3. Enter the value of the property
situated in the foreign country that is
subjected to the foreign taxes and
included in the gross estate, less those
portions of the deductions taken on
Schedules M and O that are
attributable to the property.
Item 4. Subtract any credit claimed on
line 15 for federal gift taxes on
pre-1977 gifts (section 2012) from line
12 of Part 2 — Tax Computation, and
enter the balance at item 4 of
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Credit Under Treaties
If you are reporting any items on this
return based on the provisions of a
death tax treaty, you may have to
attach a statement to this return
disclosing the return position that is
treaty based. See Regulations section
301.6114-1 for details.
In general. If the provisions of a treaty
apply to the estate of a U.S. citizen or
resident, a credit is authorized for
payment of the foreign death tax or
taxes specified in the treaty. Treaties
with death tax conventions are in effect
with the following countries: Australia,
Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway,
South Africa, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom.
A credit claimed under a treaty is in
general computed on Schedule P in the
same manner as the credit is computed
under the statute with the following
principal exceptions:
• The situs rules contained in the treaty
apply in determining whether property
was situated in the foreign country;
• The credit may be allowed only for
payment of the death tax or taxes
specified in the treaty (but see the
instructions above for credit under the
statute for death taxes paid to each
political subdivision or possession of
the treaty country that are not directly
or indirectly creditable under the treaty);
• If specifically provided, the credit is
proportionately shared for the tax
applicable to property situated outside
both countries, or that was deemed in
some instances situated within both
countries; and
• The amount entered at item 4 of
Schedule P is the amount shown on
line 12 of Part 2 — Tax Computation,
less the total of the credits claimed for
federal gift taxes on pre-1977 gifts
(section 2012) and for tax on prior
transfers (line 14 of Part 2 — Tax
Computation). (If a credit is claimed for
tax on prior transfers, it will be
necessary to complete Schedule Q
before completing Schedule P.) For
examples of computation of credits
under the treaties, see the applicable
regulations.
Computation of credit in cases
where property is situated outside
both countries or deemed situated
within both countries. See the
appropriate treaty for details.

Schedule Q—Credit for
Tax on Prior Transfers
General
You must complete Schedule Q and file
it with the return if you claim a credit on
Part 2 — Tax Computation, line 14.
The term “transferee” means the
decedent for whose estate this return is
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filed. If the transferee received property
from a transferor who died within 10
years before, or 2 years after, the
transferee, a credit is allowable on this
return for all or part of the federal estate
tax paid by the transferor’s estate for
the transfer. There is no requirement
that the property be identified in the
estate of the transferee or that it exist
on the date of the transferee’s death. It
is sufficient for the allowance of the
credit that the transfer of the property
was subjected to federal estate tax in
the estate of the transferor and that the
specified period of time has not
elapsed. A credit may be allowed for
property received as the result of the
exercise or nonexercise of a power of
appointment when the property is
included in the gross estate of the
donee of the power.
If the transferee was the transferor’s
surviving spouse, no credit is allowed
for property received from the transferor
to the extent that a marital deduction
was allowed to the transferor’s estate
for the property. There is no credit for
tax on prior transfers for federal gift
taxes paid in connection with the
transfer of the property to the
transferee.
If you are claiming a credit for tax on
prior transfers on Form 706-NA, you
should first complete and attach Part
5 — Recapitulation from Form 706
before computing the credit on
Schedule Q from Form 706.
Section 2056(d)(3) contains specific
rules for allowing a credit for certain
transfers to a spouse who was not a
U.S. citizen where the property passed
outright to the spouse, or to a qualified
domestic trust.

Property
The term “property” includes any
interest (legal or equitable) of which the
transferee received the beneficial
ownership. The transferee is
considered the beneficial owner of
property over which the transferee
received a general power of
appointment. Property does not include
interests to which the transferee
received only a bare legal title, such as
that of a trustee. Neither does it include
an interest in property over which the
transferee received a power of
appointment that is not a general power
of appointment. In addition to interests
in which the transferee received the
complete ownership, the credit may be
allowed for annuities, life estates, terms
for years, remainder interests (whether
contingent or vested), and any other
interest that is less than the complete
ownership of the property, to the extent
that the transferee became the
beneficial owner of the interest.
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Maximum Amount of the
Credit
The maximum amount of the credit is
the smaller of:
1. The amount of the estate tax of
the transferor’s estate attributable to the
transferred property or
2. The amount by which:
a. An estate tax on the transferee’s
estate determined without the credit for
tax on prior transfers exceeds
b. An estate tax on the transferee’s
estate determined by excluding from
the gross estate the net value of the
transfer.
If credit for a particular foreign death
tax may be taken under either the
statute or a death duty convention, and
on this return the credit actually is taken
under the convention, then no credit for
that foreign death tax may be taken into
consideration in computing estate tax
(a) or estate tax (b), above.

Percent Allowable
Where transferee predeceased the
transferor. If not more than 2 years
elapsed between the dates of death,
the credit allowed is 100% of the
maximum amount. If more than 2 years
elapsed between the dates of death, no
credit is allowed.
Where transferor predeceased the
transferee. The percent of the
maximum amount that is allowed as a
credit depends on the number of years
that elapsed between dates of death. It
is determined using the following table:
Period of
Time
Exceeding
----2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
10 years

Not
Exceeding
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
10 years
-----

Percent
Allowable
100
80
60
40
20
none

How To Compute the Credit
A worksheet for Schedule Q is provided
on page 31 of these instructions to
allow you to compute the limits before
completing Schedule Q. Transfer the
appropriate amounts from the
worksheet to Schedule Q as indicated
on the schedule. You do not need to file
the worksheet with your Form 706, but
you should keep it for your records.
Cases involving transfers from two
or more transferors. Part I of the
worksheet and Schedule Q enable you
to compute the credit for as many as
three transferors. The number of
transferors is irrelevant to Part II of the
worksheet. If you are computing the
credit for more than three transferors,
use more than one worksheet and
Schedule Q, Part I, and combine the
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Section 2032A additional tax. If the
transferor’s estate elected special-use
valuation and the additional estate tax
of section 2032A(c) was imposed at
any time up to 2 years after the death
of the decedent for whom you are filing
this return, check the box on Schedule
Q. On lines 1 and 9 of the worksheet,
include the property subject to the
additional estate tax at its FMV rather
than its special-use value. On line 10 of
the worksheet, include the additional
estate tax paid as a federal estate tax
paid.

How To Complete the
Schedule Q Worksheet
Most of the information to complete
Part I of the worksheet should be
obtained from the transferor’s Form
706.
Line 5. Enter on line 5 the applicable
marital deduction claimed for the
transferor’s estate (from the transferor’s
Form 706).
Lines 10 through 18. Enter on these
lines the appropriate taxes paid by the
transferor’s estate.
If the transferor’s estate elected to
pay the federal estate tax in
installments, enter on line 10 only the
total of the installments that have
actually been paid at the time you file
this Form 706. See Rev. Rul. 83-15,
1983-1 C.B. 224, for more details. Do
not include as estate tax any tax
attributable to section 4980A, before its
repeal by the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997.
Line 21. Add lines 11 (allowable
unified credit) and 13 (foreign death
taxes credit) of Part 2 — Tax
Computation to the amount of any
credit taken (on line 15) for federal gift
taxes on pre-1977 gifts (section 2012).
Subtract this total from Part 2 — Tax
Computation, line 8. Enter the result on
line 21 of the worksheet.
Line 26. If you computed the marital
deduction using the unlimited marital
deduction in effect for decedents dying
after 1981, for purposes of determining
the marital deduction for the reduced
gross estate, see Rev. Rul. 90-2,
1990-1 C.B. 169. To determine the
“reduced adjusted gross estate,”
subtract the amount on line 25 of the
Schedule Q Worksheet from the
amount on line 24 of the worksheet. If
community property is included in the
amount on line 24 of the worksheet,
compute the reduced adjusted gross
estate using the rules of Regulations
section 20.2056(c)-2 and Rev. Rul.
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In general. The GST tax is
Schedules R and
effective for the estates of decedents
R-1—Generation-Skipping dying after October 22, 1986.
Irrevocable trusts. The GST tax
Transfer Tax
will not apply to any transfer under a

Introduction and Overview
Schedule R is used to compute the
generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax
that is payable by the estate. Schedule
R-1 (Form 706) is used to compute the
GST tax that is payable by certain
trusts that are includible in the gross
estate.
The GST tax that is to be reported
on Form 706 is imposed only on “direct
skips occurring at death.” Unlike the
estate tax, which is imposed on the
value of the entire taxable estate
regardless of who receives it, the GST
tax is imposed only on the value of
interests in property, wherever located,
that actually pass to certain transferees,
who are referred to as “skip persons.”
For purposes of Form 706, the
property interests transferred must be
includible in the gross estate before
they are subject to the GST tax.
Therefore, the first step in computing
the GST tax liability is to determine the
property interests includible in the gross
estate by completing Schedules A
through I of Form 706.
The second step is to determine who
the skip persons are. To do this, assign
each transferee to a generation and
determine whether each transferee is a
“natural person” or a “trust” for GST
purposes.
The third step is to determine which
skip persons are transferees of
“interests in property.” If the skip person
is a natural person, anything transferred
is an interest in property. If the skip
person is a trust, make this
determination using the rules under
Interest in property below. These first
three steps are described in detail
under the main heading, Determining
Which Transfers Are Direct Skips
below.
The fourth step is to determine
whether to enter the transfer on
Schedule R or on Schedule R-1. See
the rules under the main heading,
Dividing Direct Skips Between
Schedules R and R-1 on page 25.
The fifth step is to complete
Schedules R and R-1 using the How To
Complete instructions beginning on
page 26, for each schedule.

Determining Which Transfers
Are Direct Skips
Effective dates. The rules below
apply only for the purpose of
determining if a transfer is a direct skip
that should be reported on Schedule R
or R-1 of Form 706.

trust that was irrevocable on September
25, 1985, but only to the extent that the
transfer was not made out of corpus
added to the trust after September 25,
1985. An addition to the corpus after
that date will cause a proportionate part
of future income and appreciation to be
subject to the GST tax. For more
information, see Regulations section
26.2601-1(b)(1)(ii).
Mental disability. If, on October
22, 1986, the decedent was under a
mental disability to change the
disposition of his or her property and
did not regain the competence to
dispose of property before death, the
GST tax will not apply to any property
included in the gross estate (other than
property transferred on behalf of the
decedent during life and after October
21, 1986). The GST tax will also not
apply to any transfer under a trust to
the extent that the trust consists of
property included in the gross estate
(other than property transferred on
behalf of the decedent during life and
after October 21, 1986).
The term “mental disability” means
the decedent’s mental incompetence to
execute an instrument governing the
disposition of his or her property,
whether or not there has been an
adjudication of incompetence and
whether or not there has been an
appointment of any other person
charged with the care of the person or
property of the transferor.
If the decedent had been adjudged
mentally incompetent, a copy of the
judgment or decree must be filed with
this return.
If the decedent had not been
adjudged mentally incompetent, the
executor must file with the return a
certification from a qualified physician
stating that in his opinion the decedent
had been mentally incompetent at all
times on and after October 22, 1986,
and that the decedent had not regained
the competence to modify or revoke the
terms of the trust or will prior to his
death or a statement as to why no such
certification may be obtained from a
physician.
Direct skip. The GST tax reported on
Form 706 and Schedule R-1 (Form
706) is imposed only on direct skips.
For purposes of Form 706, a direct skip
is a transfer that is:
• Subject to the estate tax,
• Of an interest in property, and
• To a skip person.
All three requirements must be met
before the transfer is subject to the
GST tax. A transfer is subject to the
estate tax if you are required to list it on
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706. To determine if a transfer is of an
interest in property and to a skip
person, you must first determine if the
transferee is a natural person or a trust
as defined below.
Trust. For purposes of the GST tax, a
trust includes not only an explicit trust
(as defined in Special rule for trusts
other than explicit trusts beginning on
page 26), but also any other
arrangement (other than an estate)
which, although not explicitly a trust,
has substantially the same effect as a
trust. For example, a trust includes life
estates with remainders, terms for
years, and insurance and annuity
contracts.
Substantially separate and
independent shares of different
beneficiaries in a trust are treated as
separate trusts.
Interest in property. If a transfer is
made to a natural person, it is always
considered a transfer of an interest in
property for purposes of the GST tax.
If a transfer is made to a trust, a
person will have an interest in the
property transferred to the trust if that
person either has a present right to
receive income or corpus from the trust
(such as an income interest for life) or
is a permissible current recipient of
income or corpus from the trust (that is,
may receive income or corpus at the
discretion of the trustee).
Skip person. A transferee who is a
natural person is a skip person if that
transferee is assigned to a generation
that is two or more generations below
the generation assignment of the
decedent. See Determining the
generation of a transferee below.
A transferee who is a trust is a skip
person if all the interests in the property
(as defined above) transferred to the
trust are held by skip persons. Thus,
whenever a non-skip person has an
interest in a trust, the trust will not be a
skip person even though a skip person
also has an interest in the trust.
A trust will also be a skip person if
there are no interests in the property
transferred to the trust held by any
person, and future distributions or
terminations from the trust can be made
only to skip persons.
Non-skip person. A non-skip person
is any transferee who is not a skip
person.
Determining the generation of a
transferee. Generally, a generation is
determined along family lines as
follows.
1. Where the beneficiary is a lineal
descendant of a grandparent of the
decedent (that is, the decedent’s
cousin, niece, nephew, etc.), the
number of generations between the
decedent and the beneficiary is
determined by subtracting the number
of generations between the
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grandparent and the decedent from the
number of generations between the
grandparent and the beneficiary.
2. Where the beneficiary is a lineal
descendant of a grandparent of a
spouse (or former spouse) of the
decedent, the number of generations
between the decedent and the
beneficiary is determined by subtracting
the number of generations between the
grandparent and the spouse (or former
spouse) from the number of
generations between the grandparent
and the beneficiary.
3. A person who at any time was
married to a person described in (1) or
(2) above is assigned to the generation
of that person. A person who at any
time was married to the decedent is
assigned to the decedent’s generation.
4. A relationship by adoption or
half-blood is treated as a relationship
by whole-blood.
5. A person who is not assigned to
a generation according to (1), (2), (3),
or (4) above is assigned to a generation
based on his or her birth date, as
follows:
a. A person who was born not more
than 121/2 years after the decedent is in
the decedent’s generation.
b. A person born more than 121/2
years, but not more than 371/2 years,
after the decedent is in the first
generation younger than the decedent.
c. A similar rule applies for a new
generation every 25 years.
If more than one of the rules for
assigning generations applies to a
transferee, that transferee is generally
assigned to the youngest of the
generations that would apply.
If an estate, trust, partnership,
corporation, or other entity (other than
certain charitable organizations and
trusts described in sections 511(a)(2)
and 511(b)(2)) is a transferee, then
each person who indirectly receives the
property interests through the entity is
treated as a transferee and is assigned
to a generation as explained in the
above rules. However, this look-through
rule does not apply for the purpose of
determining whether a transfer to a
trust is a direct skip.
Generation assignment where
intervening parent is deceased. A
special rule may apply in the case of
the death of a parent of the transferee.
For terminations, distributions, and
transfers after December 31, 1997, the
existing rule that applied to
grandchildren of the decedent has been
extended to apply to other lineal
descendants.
If property is transferred to an
individual who is a descendant of a
parent of the transferor, and that
individual’s parent (who is a lineal
descendant of the parent of the
transferor) is deceased at the time the
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transfer is subject to gift or estate tax,
then for purposes of generation
assignment, the individual is treated as
if he or she is a member of the
generation that is one generation below
the lower of:
• The transferor’s generation or
• The generation assignment of the
youngest living ancestor of the
individual, who is also a descendant of
the parent of the transferor.
The same rules apply to the
generation assignment of any
descendant of the individual.
This rule does not apply to a transfer
to an individual who is not a lineal
descendant of the transferor if the
transferor has any living lineal
descendants.
If any transfer of property to a trust
would have been a direct skip except
for this generation assignment rule,
then the rule also applies to transfers
from the trust attributable to such
property.
Ninety-day rule. For purposes of
determining if an individual’s parent is
deceased at the time of a testamentary
transfer, an individual’s parent who dies
no later than 90 days after a transfer
occurring by reason of the death of the
transferor is treated as having
predeceased the transferor. The 90-day
rule applies to transfers occurring on or
after July 18, 2005. See Regulations
section 26.2651-1, for more
information.
Charitable organizations.
Charitable organizations and trusts
described in sections 511(a)(2) and
511(b)(2) are assigned to the
decedent’s generation. Transfers to
such organizations are therefore not
subject to the GST tax.
Charitable remainder trusts.
Transfers to or in the form of charitable
remainder annuity trusts, charitable
remainder unitrusts, and pooled income
funds are not considered made to skip
persons and, therefore, are not direct
skips even if all of the life beneficiaries
are skip persons.
Estate tax value. Estate tax value is
the value shown on Schedules A
through I of this Form 706.
Examples. The rules above can be
illustrated by the following examples:
1. Under the will, the decedent’s
house is transferred to the decedent’s
daughter for her life with the remainder
passing to her children. This transfer is
made to a “trust” even though there is
no explicit trust instrument. The interest
in the property transferred (the present
right to use the house) is transferred to
a non-skip person (the decedent’s
daughter). Therefore, the trust is not a
skip person because there is an
interest in the transferred property that
is held by a non-skip person. The
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2. The will bequeaths $100,000 to
the decedent’s grandchild. This transfer
is a direct skip that is not made in trust
and should be shown on Schedule R.
3. The will establishes a trust that is
required to accumulate income for 10
years and then pay its income to the
decedent’s grandchildren for the rest of
their lives and, upon their deaths,
distribute the corpus to the decedent’s
great-grandchildren. Because the trust
has no current beneficiaries, there are
no present interests in the property
transferred to the trust. All of the
persons to whom the trust can make
future distributions (including
distributions upon the termination of
interests in property held in trust) are
skip persons (for example, the
decedent’s grandchildren and
great-grandchildren). Therefore, the
trust itself is a skip person and you
should show the transfer on
Schedule R.
4. The will establishes a trust that is
to pay all of its income to the
decedent’s grandchildren for 10 years.
At the end of 10 years, the corpus is to
be distributed to the decedent’s
children. All of the present interests in
this trust are held by skip persons.
Therefore, the trust is a skip person
and you should show this transfer on
Schedule R. You should show the
estate tax value of all the property
transferred to the trust even though the
trust has some ultimate beneficiaries
who are non-skip persons.

Dividing Direct Skips
Between Schedules R and
R-1
Report all generation-skipping

TIP transfers on Schedule R unless
the rules below specifically
provide that they are to be reported on
Schedule R-1.
Under section 2603(a)(2), the GST
tax on direct skips from a trust (as
defined for GST tax purposes on page
24) is to be paid by the trustee and not
by the estate. Schedule R-1 serves as
a notification from the executor to the
trustee that a GST tax is due.
For a direct skip to be reportable on
Schedule R-1, the trust must be
includible in the decedent’s gross
estate.
If the decedent was the surviving
spouse life beneficiary of a marital
deduction power of appointment (or
QTIP) trust created by the decedent’s
spouse, then transfers caused by
reason of the decedent’s death from
that trust to skip persons are direct
skips required to be reported on
Schedule R-1.
If a direct skip is made “from a trust”
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Schedule R-1 even if it is also made “to
a trust” rather than to an individual.
Similarly, if property in a trust (as
defined for GST tax purposes on page
24) is included in the decedent’s gross
estate under section 2035, 2036, 2037,
2038, 2039, 2041, or 2042 and such
property is, by reason of the decedent’s
death, transferred to skip persons, the
transfers are direct skips required to be
reported on Schedule R-1.
Special rule for trusts other than
explicit trusts. An explicit trust is a
trust as defined in Regulations section
301.7701-4(a) as “an arrangement
created by a will or by an inter vivos
declaration whereby trustees take title
to property for the purpose of protecting
or conserving it for the beneficiaries
under the ordinary rules applied in
chancery or probate courts.” Direct
skips from explicit trusts are required to
be reported on Schedule R-1
regardless of their size unless the
executor is also a trustee (see Executor
as trustee on page 26).
Direct skips from trusts that are
trusts for GST tax purposes but are not
explicit trusts are to be shown on
Schedule R-1 only if the total of all
tentative maximum direct skips from the
entity is $250,000 or more. If this total
is less than $250,000, the skips should
be shown on Schedule R. For purposes
of the $250,000 limit, “tentative
maximum direct skips” is the amount
you would enter on line 5 of Schedule
R-1 if you were to file that schedule.
A liquidating trust (such as a
bankruptcy trust) under Regulations
section 301.7701-4(d) is not treated as
an explicit trust for the purposes of this
special rule.
If the proceeds of a life insurance
policy are includible in the gross estate
and are payable to a beneficiary who is
a skip person, the transfer is a direct
skip from a trust that is not an explicit
trust. It should be reported on Schedule
R-1 if the total of all the tentative
maximum direct skips from the
company is $250,000 or more.
Otherwise, it should be reported on
Schedule R.
Similarly, if an annuity is includible
on Schedule I and its survivor benefits
are payable to a beneficiary who is a
skip person, then the estate tax value
of the annuity should be reported as a
direct skip on Schedule R-1 if the total
tentative maximum direct skips from the
entity paying the annuity is $250,000 or
more.
Executor as trustee. If any of the
executors of the decedent’s estate are
trustees of the trust, then all direct skips
for that trust must be shown on
Schedule R and not on Schedule R-1
even if they would otherwise have been
required to be shown on Schedule R-1.
This rule applies even if the trust has

other trustees who are not executors of
the decedent’s estate.

How To Complete Schedules
R and R-1
Valuation. Enter on Schedules R and
R-1 the estate tax value of the property
interests subject to the direct skips. If
you elected alternate valuation (section
2032) and/or special-use valuation
(section 2032A), you must use the
alternate and/or special-use values on
Schedules R and R-1.

How To Complete Schedule
R
Part 1. GST Exemption
Reconciliation
Part 1, line 6 of both Parts 2 and 3, and
line 4 of Schedule R-1 are used to
allocate the decedent’s GST
exemption. This allocation is made by
filing Form 706. Once made, the
allocation is irrevocable. You are not
required to allocate all of the
decedent’s GST exemption. However,
the portion of the exemption that you do
not allocate will be allocated by the IRS
under the deemed allocation at death
rules of section 2632(e).
For transfers made through 1998,
the GST exemption was $1 million. The
amount of the exemption for 2009 is
$3,500,000. The exemption amounts
for 1999 through 2008 are as follows:
Year of transfer
GST exemption
1999
1,010,000
2000
1,030,000
2001
1,060,000
2002
1,100,000
2003
1,120,000
2004 and 2005
1,500,000
2006, 2007, and 2008
2,000,000

The amount of each increase can
only be allocated to transfers made (or
appreciation that occurred) during or
after the year of the increase. The
following example shows the
application of this rule:
Example. In 2003, G made a direct
skip of $1,120,000 and applied her full
$1,120,000 of GST exemption to the
transfer. G made a $450,000 taxable
direct skip in 2004 and another of
$90,000 in 2006. For 2004, G can only
apply $380,000 of exemption ($380,000
inflation adjustment from 2004) to the
$450,000 transfer in 2004. For 2006, G
can apply $90,000 of exemption to the
2006 transfer, but nothing to the
transfer made in 2004. At the end of
2006, G would have $410,000 of
unused exemption that she can apply
to future transfers (or appreciation)
starting in 2007.
Special QTIP election. In the case of
property for which a marital deduction is
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section 2652(a)(3) allows you to treat
such property for purposes of the GST
tax as if the election to be treated as
qualified terminable interest property
had not been made.
The 2652(a)(3) election must include
the value of all property in the trust for
which a QTIP election was allowed
under section 2056(b)(7).
If a section 2652(a)(3) election is
made, then the decedent will, for GST
tax purposes, be treated as the
transferor of all the property in the trust
for which a marital deduction was
allowed to the decedent’s estate under
section 2056(b)(7). In this case, the
executor of the decedent’s estate may
allocate part or all of the decedent’s
GST exemption to the property.
You make the election simply by
listing qualifying property on line 9 of
Part 1.
Line 2. These allocations will have
been made either on Forms 709 filed
by the decedent or on Notices of
Allocation made by the decedent for
inter vivos transfers that were not direct
skips but to which the decedent
allocated the GST exemption. These
allocations by the decedent are
irrevocable.
Also include on this line allocations
deemed to have been made by the
decedent under the rules of section
2632. Unless the decedent elected out
of the deemed allocation rules,
allocations are deemed to have been
made in the following order:
1. To inter vivos direct skips and
2. Beginning with transfers made
after December 31, 2000, to lifetime
transfers to certain trusts, by the
decedent, that constituted indirect skips
that were subject to the gift tax.
For more information, see section
2632.
Line 3. Make an entry on this line if
you are filing Form(s) 709 for the
decedent and wish to allocate any
exemption.
Lines 4, 5, and 6. These lines
represent your allocation of the GST
exemption to direct skips made by
reason of the decedent’s death.
Complete Parts 2 and 3 and Schedule
R-1 before completing these lines.
Line 9. Line 9 is used to allocate the
remaining unused GST exemption
(from line 8) and to help you compute
the trust’s inclusion ratio. Line 9 is a
Notice of Allocation for allocating the
GST exemption to trusts as to which
the decedent is the transferor and from
which a generation-skipping transfer
could occur after the decedent’s death.
If line 9 is not completed, the
deemed allocation at death rules will
apply to allocate the decedent’s
remaining unused GST exemption, first
to property that is the subject of a direct
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skip occurring at the decedent’s death,
and then to trusts as to which the
decedent is the transferor. If you wish
to avoid the application of the deemed
allocation rules, you should enter on
line 9 every trust (except certain trusts
entered on Schedule R-1, as described
below) to which you wish to allocate
any part of the decedent’s GST
exemption. Unless you enter a trust on
line 9, the unused GST exemption will
be allocated to it under the deemed
allocation rules.
If a trust is entered on Schedule R-1,
the amount you entered on line 4 of
Schedule R-1 serves as a Notice of
Allocation and you need not enter the
trust on line 9 unless you wish to
allocate more than the Schedule R-1,
line 4 amount to the trust. However,
you must enter the trust on line 9 if you
wish to allocate any of the unused GST
exemption amount to it. Such an
additional allocation would not ordinarily
be appropriate in the case of a trust
entered on Schedule R-1 when the
trust property passes outright (rather
than to another trust) at the decedent’s
death. However, where section 2032A
property is involved, it may be
appropriate to allocate additional
exemption amounts to the property.
See the instructions for line 10 below.
To avoid application of the
deemed allocation rules, Form
CAUTION 706 and Schedule R should be
filed to allocate the exemption to trusts
that may later have taxable
terminations or distributions under
section 2612 even if the form is not
required to be filed to report estate or
GST tax.
Line 9, column C. Enter the GST
exemption included on lines 2 through
6 of Part 1 of Schedule R, and
discussed above, that was allocated to
the trust.
Line 9, column D. Allocate the
amount on line 8 of Part 1 of Schedule
R in line 9, column D. This amount may
be allocated to transfers into trusts that
are not otherwise reported on Form
706. For example, the line 8 amount
may be allocated to an inter vivos trust
established by the decedent during his
or her lifetime and not included in the
gross estate. This allocation is made by
identifying the trust on line 9 and
making an allocation to it using column
D. If the trust is not included in the
gross estate, value the trust as of the
date of death. You should inform the
trustee of each trust listed on line 9 of
the total GST exemption you allocated
to the trust. The trustee will need this
information to compute the GST tax on
future distributions and terminations.
Line 9, column E. Trust’s
inclusion ratio. The trustee must
know the trust’s inclusion ratio to figure
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not required to inform the trustee of the
inclusion ratio and may not have
enough information to compute it.
Therefore, you are not required to
make an entry in column E. However,
column E and the worksheet below are
provided to assist you in computing the
inclusion ratio for the trustee if you wish
to do so.
You should inform the trustee of the
amount of the GST exemption you
allocated to the trust. Line 9, columns C
and D may be used to compute this
amount for each trust.
Note. This worksheet will compute an
accurate inclusion ratio only if the
decedent was the only settlor of the
trust. You should use a separate
worksheet for each trust (or separate
share of a trust that is treated as a
separate trust).
WORKSHEET (inclusion ratio for
trust):
1 Total estate and gift tax value of
all of the property interests that
passed to the trust . . . . . . . . . .
2 Estate taxes, state death taxes,
and other charges actually
recovered from the trust . . . . . .
3 GST taxes imposed on direct
skips to skip persons other than
this trust and borne by the
property transferred to this trust
4 GST taxes actually recovered
from this trust (from Schedule R,
Part 2, line 8 or Schedule R-1,
line 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Add lines 2 through 4 . . . . . . . .
6 Subtract line 5 from line 1 . . . . .
7 Add columns C and D of line 9 . .
8 Divide line 7 by line 6 . . . . . . . .
9 Trust’s inclusion ratio. Subtract
line 8 from 1.000 . . . . . . . . . . .

Line 10. Special-use allocation. For
skip persons who receive an interest in
section 2032A special-use property,
you may allocate more GST exemption
than the direct skip amount to reduce
the additional GST tax that would be
due when the interest is later disposed
of or qualified use ceases. See
Schedule A-1 of this Form 706 for more
details about this additional GST tax.
Enter on line 10 the total additional
GST exemption available to allocate to
all skip persons who received any
interest in section 2032A property.
Attach a special-use allocation
schedule listing each such skip person
and the amount of the GST exemption
allocated to that person.
If you do not allocate the GST
exemption, it will be automatically
allocated under the deemed allocation
at death rules. To the extent any
amount is not so allocated, it will be
automatically allocated to the earliest
disposition or cessation that is subject
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cause the decedent to be treated as a
transferor for purposes of Chapter 13.
Line 10 may be used to set aside an
exemption amount for such an event.
You must attach a schedule listing each
such event and the amount of
exemption allocated to that event.

Parts 2 and 3
Use Part 2 to compute the GST tax on
transfers in which the property interests
transferred are to bear the GST tax on
the transfers. Use Part 3 to report the
GST tax on transfers in which the
property interests transferred do not
bear the GST tax on the transfers.
Section 2603(b) requires that unless
the governing instrument provides
otherwise, the GST tax is to be charged
to the property constituting the transfer.
Therefore, you will usually enter all of
the direct skips on Part 2.
You may enter a transfer on Part 3
only if the will or trust instrument
directs, by specific reference, that the
GST tax is not to be paid from the
transferred property interests.
Part 2, Line 3. Enter zero on this line
unless the will or trust instrument
specifies that the GST taxes will be
paid by property other than that
constituting the transfer (as described
above). Enter on line 3 the total of the
GST taxes shown on Part 3 and
Schedule(s) R-1 that are payable out of
the property interests shown on Part 2,
line 1.
Part 2, Line 6. Do not enter more than
the amount on line 5. Additional
allocations may be made using Part 1.
Part 3, Line 3. See the instructions to
Part 2, line 3 above. Enter only the total
of the GST taxes shown on
Schedule(s) R-1 that are payable out of
the property interests shown on Part 3,
line 1.
Part 3, Line 6. See the instructions to
Part 2, line 6 above.

How To Complete Schedule
R-1
Filing due date. Enter the due date of
Schedule R, Form 706. You must send
the copies of Schedule R-1 to the
fiduciary by this date.
Line 4. Do not enter more than the
amount on line 3. If you wish to allocate
an additional GST exemption, you must
use Schedule R, Part 1. Making an
entry on line 4 constitutes a Notice of
Allocation of the decedent’s GST
exemption to the trust.
Line 6. If the property interests
entered on line 1 will not bear the GST
tax, multiply line 6 by 45% (.45).
Signature. The executor(s) must sign
Schedule R-1 in the same manner as
Form 706. See Signature and
Verification on page 2.
Filing Schedule R-1. Attach to Form
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that you prepare. Send two copies of
each Schedule R-1 to the fiduciary.

Schedule U—Qualified
Conservation Easement
Exclusion
If at the time of the contribution
of the conservation easement,
CAUTION the value of the easement, the
value of the land subject to the
easement, or the value of any retained
development right was different than
the estate tax value, you must complete
a separate computation in addition to
completing Schedule U.
Use a copy of Schedule U as a
worksheet for this separate
computation. Complete lines 4 through
14 of the worksheet Schedule U.
However, the value you use on lines 4,
5, 7, and 10 of the worksheet is the
value for these items as of the date of
the contribution of the easement, not
the estate tax value. If the date of
contribution and the estate tax values
are the same, you do not need to do a
separate computation.
After completing the worksheet,
enter the amount from line 14 of the
worksheet on line 14 of Schedule U.
Finish completing Schedule U by
entering amounts on lines 4, 7, and 15
through 20, following the instructions
below for those lines. At the top of
Schedule U, enter ‘‘worksheet
attached.’’ Attach the worksheet to the
return.
Under section 2031(c), you may
elect to exclude a portion of the value
of land that is subject to a qualified
conservation easement. You make the
election by filing Schedule U with all of
the required information and excluding
the applicable value of the land that is
subject to the easement on Part
5 — Recapitulation, page 3, at item 11.
To elect the exclusion, you must
include on Schedule A, B, E, F, G, or H,
as appropriate, the decedent’s interest
in the land that is subject to the
exclusion. You must make the election
on a timely filed Form 706, including
extensions.
The exclusion is the lesser of:
• The applicable percentage of the
value of land (after certain reductions)
subject to a qualified conservation
easement or
• $500,000.
Once made, the election is
irrevocable.

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General Requirements
Qualified Land
Land may qualify for the exclusion if all
of the following requirements are met.
• The decedent or a member of the
decedent’s family must have owned the

land for the 3-year period ending on the
date of the decedent’s death.
• No later than the date the election is
made, a qualified conservation
easement on the land has been made
by the decedent, a member of the
decedent’s family, the executor of the
decedent’s estate, or the trustee of a
trust that holds the land.
• The land is located in the United
States or one of its possessions.

Member of Family
Members of the decedent’s family
include the decedent’s spouse;
ancestors; lineal descendants of the
decedent, of the decedent’s spouse,
and of the parents of the decedent; and
the spouse of any lineal descendant. A
legally adopted child of an individual is
considered a child of the individual by
blood.

Indirect Ownership of Land
The qualified conservation easement
exclusion applies if the land is owned
indirectly through a partnership,
corporation, or trust, if the decedent
owned (directly or indirectly) at least
30% of the entity. For the rules on
determining ownership of an entity, see
Ownership rules below.
Ownership rules. An interest in
property owned, directly or indirectly, by
or for a corporation, partnership, or trust
is considered proportionately owned by
or for the entity’s shareholders,
partners, or beneficiaries. A person is
the beneficiary of a trust only if he or
she has a present interest in the trust.
For additional information, see the
ownership rules in section 2057(e)(3)
(before its repeal by P.L. 107-16).

Qualified Conservation
Easement
A qualified conservation easement is
one that would qualify as a qualified
conservation contribution under section
170(h). It must be a contribution:
• Of a qualified real property interest,
• To a qualified organization, and
• Exclusively for conservation
purposes.
Qualified real property interest. The
term “qualified real property interest”
means any of the following:
• The entire interest of the donor, other
than a qualified mineral interest;
• A remainder interest; or
• A restriction granted in perpetuity on
the use that may be made of the real
property. The restriction must include a
prohibition on more than a de minimis
use for commercial recreational activity.
Qualified organization. A qualified
organization includes:
• The United States, a possession of
the United States, a state (or the
District of Columbia), or a political
subdivision of them, as long as the gift
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• A domestic entity that meets the

general requirements for qualifying as a
charity under section 170(c)(2) and that
generally receives a substantial amount
of its support from a government unit or
from the general public; or
• Any entity that qualifies under section
170(h)(3)(B).
Conservation purpose. The term
“conservation purpose” means:
• The preservation of land areas for
outdoor recreation by, or the education
of, the public;
• The protection of a relatively natural
habitat of fish, wildlife, or plants, or a
similar ecosystem; or
• The preservation of open space
(including farmland and forest land)
where such preservation is for the
scenic enjoyment of the general public,
or under a clearly delineated federal,
state, or local conservation policy and
will yield a significant public benefit.

Specific Instructions
Line 1
If the land is reported as one or more
item numbers on a Form 706 schedule,
simply list the schedule and item
numbers. If the land subject to the
easement comprises only part of an
item, however, list the schedule and
item number and describe the part
subject to the easement. See the
Instructions for Schedule A — Real
Estate, in the Form 706 itself, for
information on how to describe the
land.

Line 3
Using the general rules for describing
real estate, provide enough information
so the IRS can value the easement.
Give the date the easement was
granted and by whom it was granted.

Line 4
Enter on this line the gross value at
which the land was reported on the
applicable asset schedule on this Form
706. Do not reduce the value by the
amount of any mortgage outstanding.
Report the estate tax value even if the
easement was granted by the decedent
(or someone other than the decedent)
prior to the decedent’s death.
Note. If the value of the land reported
on line 4 was different at the time the
easement was contributed than that
reported on Form 706, see the Caution
at the beginning of the Schedule U
Instructions.

Line 5
The amount on line 5 should be the
date of death value of any qualifying
conservation easements granted prior
to the decedent’s death, whether
granted by the decedent or someone
other than the decedent, for which the
exclusion is being elected.
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Note. If the value of the easement
reported on line 5 was different at the
time the easement was contributed
than at the date of death, see the
Caution at the beginning of the
Schedule U Instructions.

Line 7
You must reduce the land value by the
value of any development rights
retained by the donor in the
conveyance of the easement. A
development right is any right to use
the land for any commercial purpose
that is not subordinate to and directly
supportive of the use of the land as a
farm for farming purposes.
Note. If the value of the retained
development rights reported on line 7
was different at the time the easement
was contributed than at the date of
death, see the Caution at the beginning
of the Schedule U Instructions.
You do not have to make this
reduction if everyone with an interest in
the land (regardless of whether in
possession) agrees to permanently
extinguish the retained development
right. The agreement must be filed with
this return and must include the
following information and terms:
1. A statement that the agreement
is made under section 2031(c)(5);
2. A list of all persons in being
holding an interest in the land that is
subject to the qualified conservation
easement. Include each person’s
name, address, tax identifying number,
relationship to the decedent, and a
description of their interest;
3. The items of real property shown
on the estate tax return that are subject
to the qualified conservation easement
(identified by schedule and item
number);
4. A description of the retained
development right that is to be
extinguished;
5. A clear statement of consent that
is binding on all parties under
applicable local law:
a. To take whatever action is
necessary to permanently extinguish
the retained development rights listed in
the agreement and
b. To be personally liable for
additional taxes under section

2031(c)(5)(C) if this agreement is not
implemented by the earlier of:
• The date that is 2 years after the
date of the decedent’s death or
• The date of sale of the land subject
to the qualified conservation
easement;
6. A statement that in the event this
agreement is not timely implemented,
that they will report the additional tax on
whatever return is required by the IRS
and will file the return and pay the
additional tax by the last day of the 6th
month following the applicable date
described above.
All parties to the agreement must
sign the agreement.
For an example of an agreement
containing some of the same terms,
see Schedule A-1 (Form 706).

Line 10
Enter the total value of the qualified
conservation easements on which the
exclusion is based. This could include
easements granted by the decedent (or
someone other than the decedent) prior
to the decedent’s death, easements
granted by the decedent that take effect
at death, easements granted by the
executor after the decedent’s death, or
some combination of these.
Use the value of the easement
as of the date of death, even if
CAUTION the easement was granted prior
to the date of death. But, if the value of
the easement was different at the time
the easement was contributed than at
the date of death, see the Caution at
the beginning of the Schedule U
Instructions.

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Explain how this value was
determined and attach copies of any
appraisals. Normally, the appropriate
way to value a conservation easement
is to determine the FMV of the land
both before and after the granting of the
easement, with the difference being the
value of the easement.
You must reduce the reported value
of the easement by the amount of any
consideration received for the
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the easement is different from the value
at the time the consideration was
received, you must reduce the value of
the easement by the same proportion
that the consideration received bears to
the value of the easement at the time it
was granted. For example, assume the
value of the easement at the time it was
granted was $100,000 and $10,000
was received in consideration for the
easement. If the easement was worth
$150,000 at the date of death, you
must reduce the value of the easement
by $15,000 ($10,000/$100,000 ×
$150,000) and report the value of the
easement on line 10 as $135,000.

Line 15
If a charitable contribution deduction for
this land has been taken on Schedule
O, enter the amount of the deduction
here. If the easement was granted after
the decedent’s death, a contribution
deduction may be taken on Schedule
O, if it otherwise qualifies, as long as no
income tax deduction was or will be
claimed for the contribution by any
person or entity.

Line 16
You must reduce the value of the land
by the amount of any acquisition
indebtedness on the land at the date of
the decedent’s death. Acquisition
indebtedness includes the unpaid
amount of:
• Any indebtedness incurred by the
donor in acquiring the property;
• Any indebtedness incurred before the
acquisition if the indebtedness would
not have been incurred but for the
acquisition;
• Any indebtedness incurred after the
acquisition if the indebtedness would
not have been incurred but for the
acquisition and the incurrence of the
indebtedness was reasonably
foreseeable at the time of the
acquisition; and
• The extension, renewal, or
refinancing of acquisition indebtedness.

Continuation Schedule
See instructions for Continuation
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20 min.
20 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we
would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee,
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the tax form to this
address. Instead, see Where To File on page 2.

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Worksheet for Schedule Q—Credit for Tax on Prior Transfers
Part I Transferor’s tax on prior transfers
Item
1.

Gross value of prior transfer to this transferee

2.
3.
4.

Death taxes payable from prior transfer
Encumbrances allocable to prior transfer
Obligations allocable to prior transfer

5.

Marital deduction applicable to line 1 above,
as shown on transferor’s Form 706

6.

TOTAL. Add lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

7.

Net value of
line 6 from line 1

8.

Net value of transfers. Add columns
A, B, and C of line 7
Transferor’s taxable estate

9.

A

Transferor (From Schedule Q)
B

C

Total for all transfers
(line 8 only)

transfers. Subtract

10.

Federal estate tax paid

11.

State death taxes paid

12.
13.

Foreign death taxes paid
Other death taxes paid

14.

TOTAL taxes paid. Add lines 10, 11, 12, and 13

15.

Value of transferor’s estate. Subtract
line 14 from line 9

16.

Net federal estate tax paid on transferor’s
estate

17.

Credit for gift tax paid on transferor’s estate
with respect to pre-1977 gifts (section 2012)

18.

Credit allowed transferor’s estate for tax on
prior transfers from prior transferor(s) who died
within 10 years before death of decedent

19.

Tax on transferor’s estate. Add lines 16, 17, and 18

20.

Transferor’s tax on prior transfers ((line 7
line 15)  line 19 of respective estates)

Part II Transferee’s tax on prior transfers
Item

Amount

21.

Transferee’s actual tax before allowance of credit for prior transfers (see instructions)

21

22.
23.
24.

Total gross estate of transferee from line 1 of the Tax Computation, page 1, Form 706
Net value of all transfers from line 8 of this worksheet
Transferee’s reduced gross estate. Subtract line 23 from line 22

22

25.

Total debts and deductions (not including marital and charitable deductions)
(line 3b of Part 2—Tax Computation, page 1 and items 17, 18, and 19 of
the Recapitulation, page 3, Form 706)

25

26.

Marital deduction from item 20, Recapitulation, page 3, Form 706
(see instructions)

26

27.

Charitable bequests from item 21, Recapitulation, page 3, Form 706

27

28.
29.

Charitable deduction proportion ( [ line 23  (line 22 – line 25) ]  line 27 )
Reduced charitable deduction. Subtract line 28 from line 27

28

30.
31.

Transferee’s deduction as adjusted. Add lines 25, 26, and 29
(a) Transferee’s reduced taxable estate. Subtract line 30 from line 24
(b) Adjusted taxable gifts

32.
33.

(c) Section 2012 gift tax credit

24

29
30
31(a)
31(b)
31(c)

(c) Total reduced taxable estate. Add lines 31(a) and 31(b)
Tentative tax on reduced taxable estate
33(a)
(a) Post-1976 gift taxes paid
(b) Unified credit (applicable credit amount)

23

32

33(b)
33(c)
33(d)

34.
35.

(d) Section 2014 foreign death tax credit
(e) Total credits. Add lines 33(a) through 33(d)
Net tax on reduced taxable estate. Subtract line 33(e) from line 32
Transferee’s tax on prior transfers. Subtract line 34 from line 21

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Index

A
Address, executor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Alternate valuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Amending Form 706 . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Applicable credit amount . . . . . . . 6
Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
B
Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C
Canadian marital credit . . . . . . . . 7
Close corporations . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Conservation purpose . . . . . . . . 28
Continuation Schedule (See
Continuation Schedule on Form
706)
Credit for foreign death
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Credit for tax on prior
transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D
Death certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Debts of the decedent . . . . . . . . 19
Debts, mortgages and
liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Direct skips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Disclaimer, qualified . . . . . . . . . . 21
Documents, supplemental . . . . . . 3
E
Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 11
Election, lump sum
distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Executor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 5
Expenses, losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
F
Foreign accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Forms and publications,
obtaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
G
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 12
General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Generation-skipping transfer
tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gifts and bequests . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Gross estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 12
I
Inclusion ratio for trust . . . . . . . .
Installment payments . . . . . . . . .
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interests, reversionary or
remainder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27
10
12
12

L
Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Losses, expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lump sum distribution
election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
M
Material participation . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Member of family . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 28
Mortgages and liens . . . . . . . . . . 20
N
Nonresident Noncitizens . . . . . . . 2
P
Part 1, Decedent and
Executor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 2. Tax Computation . . . . . . . 5
Part 3. Elections by the
Executor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Part 4. General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Part 5. Recapitulation . . . . . . . . . 12
Paying the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Payments, installment . . . . . . . . 10
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Powers of appointment . . . . . . . 17
Privacy Act and Paperwork
Reduction Act Notice . . . . . . . 30
Private delivery services . . . . . . . 2
Property, section 2044 . . . . . . . . 12
Publications, obtaining . . . . . . . . . 3
Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Q
Qualified conservation easement
exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Qualified heir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Qualified real property . . . . . . . . . 8
R
Real property interest,
qualified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Real property, qualified . . . . . . . . 8
Recapitulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residents of U. S.
Possessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rounding off to whole
dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
S
Schedule A Real Estate (See
reverse side of Sch. A on Form
706)
Schedule A-1 Section 2032A
Valuation (See Sch. A-1 on
Form 706)
Schedule B Stocks and
Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Schedule C Mortgages, notes,
and cash (See reverse side of
Sch. C on Form 706)
Schedule D Insurance (See
reverse side of Sch. D on Form
706)
Schedule E Jointly owned
property (See reverse side of
Sch. E on Form 706)
Schedule F. Other miscellaneous
property (See reverse side of
Sch. F on Form 706)
Schedule G Transfers during
decedent’s life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Schedule G, how to
complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Schedule H Powers of
appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Schedule I Annuities . . . . . . . . . . 17
Schedule I, how to
complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Schedule J Expenses (See
reverse side of Sch. J on Form
706)
Schedule K Debts . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Schedule L Losses, expenses
during administration . . . . . . . 20
Schedule M (Marital deduction)
(See instructions in the Form
706, itself)
Schedule O Gifts and
bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Schedule P Foreign death
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Schedule Q Prior transfers, credit
for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Schedule R and R-1
Generation-skipping transfer
tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Schedule R, how to
complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Schedule R-1, how to
complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27
Schedule U Qualified conservation
easement exclusion . . . . . . . . 28
Schedules R and R-1, direct
skips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 2032A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13
Section 2035(a) transfers . . . . . 15
Section 2036 transfers . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2037 transfers . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2038 transfers . . . . . . . . 15
Signature and verification . . . . . . 2
Social security number . . . . . . . . . 5
special-use valuation of Section
2032A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specific Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
T
Table A, Unified Rate
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tax Computation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Taxes, foreign death . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Transfers, direct skips . . . . . . . . 24
Transfers, valuation rules . . . . . 16
Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
U
U. S. Citizens or Residents . . . . . 2
Unified Credit (applicable credit
amount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unified credit adjustment . . . . . . . 6
V
Valuation methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Valuation rules, transfers . . . . . . 16
W
What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Which Estates Must File . . . . . . . 1
Worksheet for Schedule Q . . . . 23
Worksheet TG-Taxable Gifts
Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Worksheet, inclusion ratio for
trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Checklist for Completing Form 706
To ensure a complete return, review the following checklist before filing Form 706.

Attachments . . .
Death certificate —you must attach.
Certified copy of the will —if decedent died testate, you must attach. If not certified, explain why.
Appraisals —attach any appraisals used to value property included on the return.
Copies of all trust documents where the decedent was a grantor or a beneficiary.
Form 2848 or 8821, if applicable.
Copy of any Form(s) 709 filed by the decedent.
Form 712, if filing Schedule D.
Form 706-CE, if claiming a foreign death tax credit.
Explanation of reasonable cause for late filing, if applicable.

Have you . . .
Signed the return at the bottom of page 1?
Had the preparer sign, if applicable?
Obtained the signature of your authorized representative on Part 4, page 2?
Entered a Total on all schedules filed?
Made an entry on every line of the Recapitulation, even if it is a zero?
Included the CUSIP number for all stocks and bonds?
Included the EIN of trusts, partnerships, or closely held entities and the EIN of the estate?
Included the first 3 pages of the return and all required schedules?
Completed Schedule F? It must be filed with all returns.
Completed Part 4, line 4, on page 2, if there is a surviving spouse?
Completed and attached Schedule D to report insurance on the life of the decedent, even if its value is not
included in the estate?
Included any QTIP property received from a pre-deceased spouse?
Entered the decedent’s name, SSN, and “Form 706” on your check or money order?

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