Question

if you wish to be cremated when you die, this request should be included in a
probate.
simple will.
codicil.
letter of last instruction.
question 31 2.27 pts
the amount of an estate that is exempt from federal estate taxes is (prior to the obbba, so use the number from the lecture).
$13.61 million.
$11.18 million.
$12.24 million.
$5.49 million.

Explanation:

First Question (Cremation Request)

A letter of last instruction is used for non - legal, personal requests like cremation wishes. A probate is a legal process for estate distribution, a simple will deals with property/asset distribution, and a codicil amends a will. So the cremation request belongs in a letter of last instruction.

Prior to the OBBBA (assuming relevant context from lectures), the federal estate tax exemption amount was $5.49 million. The other amounts are either current or different exemption levels not matching the "prior to OBBBA" context.

Answer:

D. letter of last instruction.

Question 31 (Estate Tax Exemption)