112 T.C. No. 4 UNITED STATES TAX COURT ESTATE OF HARRIETT R. MELLINGER, DECEASED, HUGH V. HUNTER AND WELLS FARGO BANK, CO-EXECUTORS, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent Docket No. 6663-97. Filed January 26, 1999. P died owning 2,460,580 shares of stock that were held in her revocable trust. The stock was included in her estate pursuant to sec. 2033, I.R.C. Also included in her estate, pursuant to sec. 2044, I.R.C., were 2,460,580 shares of the same stock held in a QTIP trust established by decedent's predeceased spouse. Held: The shares of stock should not merge or be aggregated for Federal estate tax valuation purposes. Robert B. Martin, Jr., for petitioner. Donna F. Herbert and Mark A. Weiner, for respondent.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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