When setting up a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) as a part of an estate plan, there are several considerations to keep in mind, such as who the beneficiaries will be, how the trust will be funded, and avo...
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One trust that married couples should consider when creating an estate plan is a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT). A SLAT is an irrevocable trust created by one spouse for the benefit of the other spouse. T...
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When setting up an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) as a part of an estate plan, there are several important factors to keep in mind, such as how the trust will be structured to avoid unnecessary gift ta...
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There are several common reasons life insurance trusts are used in an estate plan. Life insurance is an extremely valuable financial planning tool, that when combined with the flexibility and protections of a t...
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By Jamie Rowley and Mariam Hall A Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) is an irrevocable trust created by one spouse for the benefit of the other spouse. The grantor uses their gift tax exemption to make a gift...
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By Amber Gunn, CTFA and Mariam Hall As the name suggests, a life insurance trust is a trust designed to own life insurance. This type of trust will most often be irrevocable. An irrevocable life insurance trust...
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Alaska, Nevada, and Delaware share many of the same benefits for the creation and administration of modern trusts. The choice of one over the other comes down to what specifically a grantor is trying to accompl...
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Alaska, Nevada, and Delaware all share many of the same benefits for the creation and administration of modern trusts. All three state allow for directed trusts, dynasty or perpetual trusts, self-settled asset ...
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Grantor trusts became one of the most commonly used tools for estate tax planning beginning with the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99–514), which substantially reduced the increases in federal...
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