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You Are Serving as the Trustee for the Paul Porter

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You are serving as the trustee for the Paul Porter testamentary income trust.The trust was created by Paul's will.All of his assets were transferred to the trust to cover the living expenses of his wife,Paula.Upon her death,the assets are to be sold,with the proceeds distributed to his brother,Saul.If Saul is not alive when Paula passes,the proceeds are to go to the Porter Scholarship in Business Administration.
The probate court has ruled that all personal effects and household items could be excluded from the estate.All taxes have been paid,and the following assets remain to be transferred to the trust:
 Asset  Cost  Fair Market Value  Cash $160,000$160,000 Certificates of deposit 75,00075,000 ExTech Company common stock 22,000216,000 Rentall common stock 42,00040,000 Lake house (his share) 149,000170,000 Personal residence (his share) 226,000280,000 Antique sports car 35,00046,000 Coin collection 7,00012,000\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Asset } & \text { Cost } & \text { Fair Market Value } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 160,000 & \$ 160,000 \\\text { Certificates of deposit } & 75,000 & 75,000 \\\text { ExTech Company common stock } & 22,000 & 216,000 \\\text { Rentall common stock } & 42,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Lake house (his share) } & 149,000 & 170,000 \\\text { Personal residence (his share) } & 226,000 & 280,000 \\\text { Antique sports car } & 35,000 & 46,000 \\\text { Coin collection } & 7,000 & 12,000\end{array}
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Prepare the journal entries for the creation of the trust.

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