bequest

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But they must first deal with the legalities of their bequest.

From MarketWatch

“For most sales, the basis is the amount the taxpayer invested in the asset, adjusted for subsequent improvements, depreciation, and certain other items. For gifts and bequests, however, special basis rules apply.”

From MarketWatch

You can delineate these bequests in a will or in a trust, but either way, the designated administrator becomes responsible for distributing the items and can be held accountable if things go missing.

From MarketWatch

This could be through fees and bequests from students and alumni or from investments by the college.

From BBC

Still others keep the documents until their families or estates share them with libraries, perhaps as a posthumous bequest.

From Washington Post