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It consists of an accounting of everything you own or have certain interests in at the date of death (Refer to Form 706PDF). The fair market value of these items is used, not necessarily what you paid for them or what their values were when you acquired them. The total of all of these items is your "Gross Estate."
The gross estate is the total sum of all assets held by a person at a given time or at his death. The assets may include cash, securities, property, real estate, jewelry, and other assets owned. Adjusted gross estate deducts the liabilities from the gross estate.
Let's say estate owner John passed away in 2023. Combining his personal possessions, insurance policies, financial accounts and real property, John owned an estate worth $8 million ? his gross estate.
The gross estate consists of the value of all property (real or personal, tangible or intangible) owned by a decedent or in which the decedent had an interest at the time of death. See I.R.C. § 2031(a). Generally, assets are included in the gross estate at their fair market value on the date of the decedent's death.