hard · Certified Financial Planner Tax Planning

The Patel household is wealthy and wishes to gift $500,000 in cash to their son in 2026. The father dies in 2027.

Under the 3-Year Lookback Rule (Section 2035), what is brought back into the father's gross estate?

  1. Any gift tax actually paid on the $500,000 gift.
  2. The $500,000 cash gift plus any appreciation that occurred between the gift and death.
  3. The entire $500,000 cash gift.
  4. Nothing, because the gift was under the $15,000,000 basic exclusion amount.

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