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Question VI
VI. While driving his car to Baquio last month, Pedro Asuncion, together with his wife Assunta, and only son Jaime, met an accident that caused the instantaneous death of Jaime. The following day, Assunta also died in the hospital. The spouses and their son had the following assets and liabilities at the time of death :
Assunta Exclusive
Conjugal
Jaime Exclusive
Cash
P10,000,000.00
P1,200,00.00
Cars
P2,000,000.00
500,000.00
Land
5,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Residential House
4,000,000.00
Mortgage Payable
2,500,000.00
Funeral Expenses
300,000.00
Is the Estate of Jaime Asuncion liable for estate tax? Explain. ( 4% )
Is vanishing deduction applicable to the Estate of Assunta Asuncion? Explain ( 4% )
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