-22- children, as the general partners of the LRFLP, never discussed how decedent would pay these amounts back. From 1996 through 2000, after decedent’s Social Security benefits had been spent paying some of her living expenses, decedent’s daughter withdrew funds from the LRFLP to pay decedent’s remaining living expenses and to satisfy decedent’s obligations under her gift-giving plan. Those withdrawals came from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account and the FNBC LRFLP checking account as follows:11 1996: $80,000 was taken from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account to make the previously discussed $10,000 gifts in 1997. 1997: $20,000 from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account was used to pay decedent’s living expenses. 1998: $20,000 from the FNBC LRFLP checking account was used to make $10,000 gifts to Andra Kossy and David Kossy; $14,000 from the FNBC LRFLP account was used to pay decedent’s living expenses; $31,000 from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account was used to pay decedent’s living expenses. 1999: $55,000 from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account was used to make gifts (some in 1999, some in 2000) of $15,000 to Benita Silver Levin, $20,000 to Andra Kossy, and $20,000 to David Kossy; $15,100 from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account was used to pay decedent’s living expenses. 11 In addition to the withdrawals listed below, on Dec. 23, 1998, decedent’s daughter transferred $516,000 from the Merrill Lynch LRFLP account to the FNBC LRFLP checking account and then transferred that money back to the former account on Jan. 4, 1999. Decedent’s daughter made this transfer and retransfer to avoid paying the Florida intangible tax.Page: Previous 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Next
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