Question

Tim, who is subject to a 35 percent marginal gift tax rate, made a gift of a painting to Ben, valuing the property at $7,000. The IRS later valued the gift at $15,000. Compute the applicable undervaluation penalty.

Answer 1

The undervaluation penalty is $560

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution

Under valuation penalty applied when a person valued assets understated to save tax.

The undervaluation reduces the tax and hence comes with accuracy related penalty.

From the example, Tim undervalued the gift of $7,000 which is valued at $15,000 by IRS.

The deduction is undervalued for more than 150% and hence penalty is assessed. this is so because the income tax valuation is lower than 40%, so the penalty rate is 20%

Thus,

The calculation of overvaluation penalty is given below:

Undervaluation = $8000

Tax rate = 35%

Tax amount = $2,800

Penalty rate = 20%

Penalty on undervaluation is =$560

Therefore, the undervaluation penalty is $560