Estate Planning

Trusts

Trusts are a key aspect of non-charitable estate planning. Yet they are important for gift officers to have a handle on, both because it works to your advantage to have a complex understanding of the potential goals and avenues available to your benefactors, and

QTIP Trust

WHAT IT IS: A Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trust (QTIP) is a type of Credit Shelter Trust.
WHO IT'S FOR: A QTIP is used by couples who have taxable estates. In function, it's a marital deduction trust that limits the surviving spouse's access to and control of the trust property.

Crummey Trust

If someone has created a Crummey Trust you can be quite certain they're doing so in part to limit their estate tax liability.
A Crummey Trust is ideal for parents or grandparents who have some combination of the following factors:

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