So the moral of this tax tale is that you have to be careful about making sure you file the right tax form to get what you want. We’ll elaborate a bit on the key point in the case to provide more ...

The trust maker is happy with both tax results because the trust maker’s income tax rates are lower than trust income tax rates, and the trust property will get a step-up in basis by inclusion in the ...

Question: I understand that when you set up a trust, the assets that are in the name of the trust are protected from lawsuits and creditors. If this is so, it seems like that in today’s litigious ...

Delegated trusts are legal arrangements that allow a third party, known as the trustee, to hold and manage assets on behalf of the grantor (the person who creates the trust) for the benefit of one or ...

What a trust fund earns and distributes is taxed, just like earned income and capital gains from the sale of stocks and property. Read on to learn how trust funds are reported to the Internal Revenue ...