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The U.S. generation-skipping transfer tax (a.k.a. "GST tax") imposes a tax on both outright gifts and transfers in trust to or for the benefit of unrelated persons who are more than 37.5 years younger than the donor or to related persons more than one generation younger than the donor, such as grandchildren. [1]
A Crummey trust achieves an effect desired by some creators of such trusts by offering the recipient a window of time to take immediate control of the gift (often 30 days). The control offered only applies to the current gift - typically, an amount no greater than the annual exclusion amount - not the entire trust.
If a donor is contributing property that would have yielded a long-term capital gain in a sale, then the deduction for the contribution is limited to 30% of donor's adjusted gross income in the year of donation if the donee is a public charity, and limited to 20% if the donee is a private foundation. Contributions over the respective AGI ...
A Section 664 trust makes payments either of a fixed amount (charitable remainder annuity trust) or a percentage of trust principal (charitable remainder unitrust), [15] to either the donor or another named beneficiary. If the trust qualifies under the IRS code, the donor may claim a charitable income tax deduction for their donation to the trust.
A dynasty trust is a trust designed to avoid or minimize estate taxes being applied to family wealth with each subsequent generation. [1] By holding assets in trust and making well-defined (or even no) distributions to beneficiaries at each generation, the assets of the trust are not subject to estate, gift or generation-skipping transfer tax (GST) taxes.
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Land donations are taxed at 0.8% under the stamp tax, while free purchase of products by persons (inheritance and gifts) is taxed at 10% under the stamp tax. Slovenia: The tax rate varies depending on the sum and line of succession and can vary from 0% to 40%. Spain: 34% South Africa: 25% South Korea: 50% Switzerland: Federal: Exempt. Spouse ...
Plane accidents such as the collision above Reagan National Airport can trigger aerophobia, the fear of flying. Here’s how to manage the phobia.