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Tax Planned Wills and Lifetime Wealth Transfer Planning Strategies for High Net-Worth Individuals. Nolan A. Moullé , III Senior Associate Fulbright & Jaworski LLP October 3, 2014. Types of Transfer Taxes. Estate Tax Gift Tax Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax.
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Tax Planned Wills and Lifetime Wealth Transfer Planning Strategies for High Net-Worth Individuals • Nolan A. Moullé, III • Senior Associate • Fulbright & Jaworski LLP • October 3, 2014
Types of Transfer Taxes • Estate Tax • Gift Tax • Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Exemptions From Transfer Taxes Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.34 Million* Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.34 Million* GST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.34 Million* * Indexed for Inflation
Estate Tax Deferral • Marital Deduction • Deceased Spouse Unused Exclusion Amount (DSUEA) • Tax Planned Wills/Revocable Trusts
Husband and Wife Revocable Trust Husband and Wife Revocable Trust Assumes Husband dies first Husband’s Share Management Trust GST = QTIP = Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trust (qualifies for marital deduction) Marital Trust Gift in excess of “Exemption Amount” to QTIP Trust for Wife Family Trust “Exemption Amount” to Family Trust for Wife & Descendants Wife’s Death (Less estate tax due on Wife’s death for Management Trust portion) Wife’s Death (No tax due on Wife’s death for Family Trust portion) Wife’s Death (Less estate tax due on Wife’s death for Marital Trust portion) “Exemption Amount” and “GST Exemption” (reduced by lifetime gifts) Year(s) Amount 2014$5,340,000 Descendants’ Trusts
Lifetime Giving Strategies • Annual Exclusion Gifts ($14,000) • Outright Gifts • Crummey Trusts • 2503(c) Trusts • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) • Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) • Grantor Trusts • Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs)
Annual Exclusion Gifts • Outright Gifts • Immediate Control for Beneficiary • What to do if Beneficiary is a Minor • Crummey Trusts • Crummey v. Commissioner, 397 F.2d 82 (9th Cir. 1968) • Lapsing Withdrawal Right • Notice to Beneficiary • 2503(c) Trusts • No Need for Withdrawal Rights • Must Terminate at Age 21 • Only One Beneficiary • Must Pay to Estate of Beneficiary if Beneficiary Dies Before Obtaining Age 21 • GST Issues with Crummey Trusts and 2503(c) Trusts
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts • Why Utilize? Avoids “Incidents of Ownership” Over Life Insurance. • Annual Exclusion Funding? • May Depend on Type of Life Insurance Purchased • Lapsing Rights and Hanging Powers Example: $14,000 Annual Exclusion Gift to ILITPurchase of Term Policy with $14,000 Annual Premium$5,000 / $9,000 Hanging Power • Trustee Selection • Beneficiary Selection
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts Transfer Property • Definition • Mechanics • Grantor Transfers Property to GRAT • GRAT Makes Annual Payments to Grantor • Value of Payments Typically Based Upon Formula • Remainder to Beneficiaries • Walton v. Commissioner, 115 T.C. 589 (2000): Zeroed-Out GRAT • Benefits of GRATS • Low Valuation Risk • Good for Assets with Explosive Growth Potential • GST Issues GRAT Grantor Annuity Stream Remainder Beneficiaries
Grantor Trusts • History • I.R.C. §§ 671 – 679 • Grantor Pays Tax • Typical Grantor Trust Triggers • Power of Substitution • Power to Lend
Family Limited Partnerships • Basic Structure • Gifts/Sales of LP Interests • Grantor Trust as Recipient • AFR Note • Marketability/Minority Discounts • Appraisal of Interests • Business Purpose • I.R.C. §§ 2036 & 2038 GP LLC Limited Partners 99% LP 1% GP FLP
Speaker Information • Nolan A. Moullé, III nolan.moulle@nortonrosefulbright.com • Senior Associate 713-651-5488
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