With a trust, you can
avoid federal estate taxes, charged at your death and based on the value of the entire estate before any beneficiaries receive the assets.
And life insurance can also
avoid federal estate taxes and state inheritance taxes when setup properly.
The federal gift tax exists for one reason: to prevent citizens from
avoiding the federal estate tax by giving away their money before they die.
Not exact matches
This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S.
federal income
tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real
estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to
avoid U.S.
federal income
tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies,
tax - exempt organizations,
tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum
tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.
Because the
federal estate tax imposes a lump sum obligation upon by the
estate that is payable within 9 months of the date of death, a huge
estate planning objective has been to
avoid it at all costs.
Additionally, SPL can
avoid state inheritance and
federal estate taxes.
Important
federal estate tax planning is needed to
avoid the
tax consequences assessed upon the
estate holder's death.
In this way,
federal estate taxes can be limited or
avoided.
The main advantage here is that the proceeds from the death benefit would not be included in the employee's taxable
estate since the death benefit would pay out to the ILIT, thus
avoiding exposure to the
federal death
tax.
Additionally, these policies can be structured to
avoid federal estate and state inheritance
taxes.
When you transfer real
estate to your donor advised fund, you
avoid capital gains
taxes and qualify for a
federal income
tax deduction based on the fair market value of the property when you itemize on your
taxes.
With careful planning, donors may be able to take advantage of
federal tax benefits that include
avoiding capital gains
taxes on certain appreciated property and reducing income and
estate taxes.
If your
estate is large enough to trigger New York or
federal estate tax, placing assets in a trust can
avoid that
tax, which can be substantial.
Prenuptial agreements are vital elements of a well - conceived
estate plan that may also include a testamentary will, powers of attorney, business operating agreements, and trust agreements to reduce or
avoid federal estate and gift
taxes.
Additionally, SPL can
avoid state inheritance and
federal estate taxes.
In this way,
federal estate taxes can be limited or
avoided.
It is important to know that naming your revocable trust or your family trust as the beneficiary of your life insurance will not
avoid state and
federal estate tax.
The alternative minimum
tax was devised to ensure that individuals, trusts, and
estates that benefit from
tax preferences do not
avoid paying any
federal income
taxes.