The value of the gross estate shall include the value of all property, to the extent of any interest therein of which the decedent has made a transfer except in the case of a bona fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in money or money’s worth, by trust or otherwise, where the enjoyment thereof was subject on the date of the decedent’s death to any change through the exercise of a power, in whatever capacity exercisable, by the decedent alone or by the decedent in conjunction with any other person to alter, amend, revoke or terminate.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 5731.08

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Gross estate: The total fair market value of all property and property interests, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of which a decedent had beneficial ownership at the time of death before subtractions for deductions, debts, administrative expenses, and casualty losses suffered during estate administration.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59