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What are some of the most common reasons or purposes for creating trusts?

Key reasons for considering a trust: Control. A trust can control who will receive distributions, as well as when those will occur and on what terms. Protection. Privacy and probate savings. State estate and inheritance taxes. Incapacity planning. Charitable giving. Life insurance ownership. Special needs planning.

What is the purpose of a marital trust?

A marital trust is an irrevocable trust that lets you transfer a deceased spouses assets to the surviving spouse without incurring any taxes. The trust also protects assets from creditors and future spouses the surviving spouse may encounter.

What type of trust is best?

What Trust is Best for You? (Top 4 Choices in 2022) Revocable Trusts. One of the two main types of trust is a revocable trust. Irrevocable Trusts. The other main type of trust is a irrevocable trust. Credit Shelter Trusts. Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust.

Does spouse Get step up in basis in a trust?

The assets remaining in the Marital Trust at the death of the surviving spouse are includable in the surviving spouses taxable estate, and will receive a step up in income tax basis equal to the fair market value of the assets at the death of the surviving spouse.

What is the advantage of a credit shelter trust?

A credit shelter trust (CST) is a trust created after the death of the first spouse in a married couple. Assets placed in the trust are generally held apart from the estate of the surviving spouse, so they may pass tax-free to the remaining beneficiaries at the death of the surviving spouse.

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