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 ...

The IRS denied both trust and CRUT status to an entity that was proposed to be established by an S corporation essentially to receive its profits and make distributions to its owners. The Service ...

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 ...

For information about Conrad Teitell’s publications and lectures visit: taxwisegiving.com. For information about Cummings & Lockwood visit: cl-law.com. Q. What should lawyers who plan charitable gifts ...

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, ...

Last week, I talked about how an investor can use a charitable remainder unitrust for preserving a large gain on a single stock while diversifying, creating income and leaving an inheritance to a ...

'Tis more blessed to give than receive. Especially when charitable remainder unitrusts are involved. Properly set up and administered, a charitable unitrust makes benefactors the beneficiaries - of ...