The life of a sole proprietorship is limited. A sole proprietor can generally raise large sums of capital quite easily. Transferring ownership of a sole proprietorship is easier than transferring ownership of a corporation. A sole proprietorship is taxed the same as a C corporation. A sole proprietorship is the most regulated form of organization.

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?