- 84 - Ms. Mirowski’s respective gifts of 16-percent interests in MFV to her daughters’ trusts:74 (1) Was there a transfer of property by Ms. Mirowski during the three-year period ending on the date of her death? (2) If there was a transfer of property by Ms. Mirowski during the three-year period ending on the date of her death, would the value of any such property have been included in her gross estate under section 2036 or 203875 if the property transferred by Ms. Mirowski had been retained by her on the date of her death? Transfer of Property During the Three-Year Period Ending on the Date of Death Decedent’s estate acknowledges that Ms. Mirowski’s respective gifts of 16-percent interests in MFV to her daughters’ trusts on September 7, 2001, were transfers of property during the three-year period ending on the date of her death. In light 73(...continued) been so included. 74In advancing respondent’s alternative argument under sec. 2035(a), respondent does not assert that during the three-year period ending on the date of Ms. Mirowski’s death Ms. Mirowski relinquished a power with respect to the respective 16-percent interests in MFV that she gave to her daughters’ trusts. Therefore, our discussion of sec. 2035(a) is limited to Ms. Mirowski’s gifts. 75In advancing respondent’s alternative argument under sec. 2035(a), respondent does not assert that Ms. Mirowski’s transfers to MFV are includible in her gross estate under sec. 2037 or 2042. Therefore, our discussion of sec. 2035(a) is limited to secs. 2036 and 2038.Page: Previous 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008