Taylor inherited 100 acres of land on the death of his father in 2020. A Federal estate tax return was filed and this land was valued in the return at $650,000, its fair market value at the date of the father's death. The father acquired the land in 1974 for $112,000. Prior to his death, he had expended $20,000 on permanent improvements. Taylor's holding period for the land: a. Will automatically be long term. b. Will begin with the date of his father's death. c. Will begin with the date his father acquired the property. d. Will begin with the date the property is distributed to him.

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76