As predicted, the 2017 Tax Act appears to have impacted the state of charitable giving in the United States. The 2019 Giving USA report released June 18, 2019, indicated that giving by individuals ...
The recent rising 7520/AFR interest rate impacts the present value of a fixed annuity, and what this has implied as yields on mid-term Treasuries rose rapidly in recent months for tax planning ...
In the recent Private Letter Ruling 202448002, the Internal Revenue Service ruled that a trust’s proposed modifications won’t disqualify it as a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) under Internal ...
Inter vivos charitable remainder unitrusts and annuity trusts enable your clients to make significant gifts that go to charities at death while retaining income for life. When properly structured, ...
On December 20, 2019, the Setting Up Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE Act) was passed into law. While the law made a substantial number of revisions to the rules for retirement ...
Kenneth Johnson ‘71 grew up in a blue collar family in Walpole, Massachusetts. In 1967, Bates College offered him a full scholarship to attend over 4 years, and he readily accepted. “I’m forever ...
What Is a Charitable Remainder Trust? Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) are a popular estate planning strategy for high-net-worth individuals and philanthropists looking to reduce their tax liability ...
The Internal Revenue Service says that it received 85,060 informational tax returns in 1998 from charitable remainder trusts, a popular form of planned giving. The data was released in the tax ...
A charitable remainder unitrust is a separately invested and managed trust that pays a percentage of the principal, revalued annually, to you, your spouse, or other beneficiaries for life or for a ...