James is the sole proprietor of a ship building organization. As he reaches the end of his days and considers his
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attain the best tax advantage, what will his lawyer most likely advise him to do?

a. Sell the ship building concern and pass the money on as cash. He'll only lose about 60 percent of it in estatetaxes.
b. Sell the ship building concern to the government in order to get twice the market value for it and then pass onthe windfall.
c. Convert the sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and list it in his will as handed down to his heirs.
d. List the sole proprietorship in his will as passing to his heirs.


c

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