This 2-part newsletter discusses charitable remainder unitrusts (“CRUT”) – a common planning technique for the charitably inclined high net-worth family.
This is Part 2 of the newsletter on charitable remainder unitrusts (“CRUT”) which is a common planning technique for the charitably inclined high net worth family. As compared to immediate taxation on the gain on the sale of a highly appreciated asset with after tax proceeds being subject to tax annually, the CRUT can allow for superior returns where the distributions to the lifetime beneficiaries will…
A charitable remainder unitrust (“CRUT”) is a common planning technique for the charitably inclined high net worth. The CRUT allows for the tax-free liquidation of a highly appreciated asset, the tax-free growth of the assets inside the CRUT, with the income building inside the CRUT being taxed to the extent of distributions to the lifetime beneficiary. As compared to immediate taxation on the gain on the …
