Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
1. Introduction
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust
assets
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
during life
or lives
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
for 20 years
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
$1,000 Per
Year for Life
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust assets
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust assets
The donor creates
the rules in a
Charitable
Remainder Trust,
but once created
it is irrevocable
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust assets
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust assets
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
5% of trust assets
?
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
I would like to
use $50,000
per year from
my assets.
The rest, I
want to go to
my favorite
charity.
I want to
control my
own
investments
and spend
about 5% of
my assets
each year.
After death I
want it all to
go to charity.
I want to retire today,
but my pension
doesn’t start paying
for 9 more years. I
want to give assets
to charity, but I still
need $65,000 per
year for 9 years.
However, the
biggestreason for
donors to use
Charitable
Remainder
Trusts is…
Tax
Benefits
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
1. Introduction
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
2. Tax Benefits
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
With a
charitable gift
in a will, there
is no income
tax deduction
There are no capital gains taxes when a
donor makes a transfer to a CRT
A CRT is itself a nonprofit entity and
pays no capital gains tax when it sells
appreciated property
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
A client holds low-basis
appreciated assets that
generate little income (e.g.,
developable land or small
business growth stock).
How can she convert to
diversified income-
generating investments?
Option 1: Sell it. Pay the capital gains
tax. Invest the remaining amount.
$1,000,000 zero basis asset
$238,000 tax (23.8% federal)
$762,000 left to invest
Option 1: Even worse in many states
$1,000,000 zero basis asset
$339,350 tax (33.935% Calif. + Fed.)
$660,650 left to invest
Option 1: Or with certain assets
$1,000,000 zero-basis art
$408,706 tax (40.87% Calif. + Fed.)
$591,294 left to invest
Option 1: Or certain holding periods
$1,000,000 zero-basis short-
term capital gain
$509,280 tax (50.928% Cal. + Fed.)
$490,720 left to invest
Note that gifts of
short-term capital
gain are deductible
only at basis
Option 2: Transfer to a CRT
$1,000,000 zero-basis asset
_____$0 tax (CRT pays no tax)
$1,000,000 left to invest
You can produce
more income
with $1,000,000
Than with
$762,000 or
$660,650 or
$591,294 or
$490,720
CRT Advantages
• Immediate income tax
deduction
• No capital gains tax on
transfer to CRT
• No capital gains tax
when CRT sells
• Lifetime income
CRT Concern?
• Remainder goes to
charity not to family
How can we address
this limitation?
Inheritance replacement by purchasing
ILIT life insurance with tax deduction or
part of payments
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
2. Tax Benefits
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
3. Calculating Deductions
Tax rules
for CRTs
Charitable
deduction
is the
value of
what you
give less
the value
of what
you get
back (CRT
payments)
$100,000 Cash
─ Value of CRT payments
CharitableDeduction
Donor
gives
$100,000
CRTpays
age55
donor
$4,000per
yearforlife
$4,000
Payment
$100,000
Cash
Tax deduction is amount
gifted less value of
annuity/unitrust payments
What is the
value of CRT
payments?
Find the §7520 rate
http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-
Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates
Multiply payment by annuity
factor in IRS Pub. 1457http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables
Value of CRAT
payments
Find the §7520 rate
http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-
Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates
Choose
current or
one of last
two month’s
rate
$4,000/year
CRATage55
donoron
1/31/15
Section 7520 Interest Rates
Valuation
Month
120% of Applicable
Federal Midterm Rate
Section 7520
Interest Rate
Revenue
Ruling
November
2014 2.28 2.2 Rev. Rul.
2014-28
December
2014 2.06 2.0 Rev. Rul.
2014-31
January
2015 2.10 2.2 Rev. Rul.
2015-1
Nov 2.2%
Dec 2.0%
Jan 2.2%
Value of
annuity
Section 7520 Interest Rates
Valuation
Month
120% of Applicable
Federal Midterm Rate
Section 7520
Interest Rate
Revenue
Ruling
November
2014 2.28 2.2 Rev. Rul.
2014-28
December
2014 2.06 2.0 Rev. Rul.
2014-31
January
2015 2.10 2.2 Rev. Rul.
2015-1
Find the §7520 rate
2.2%http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-
Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates
$4,000/year
age55donor
on1/31/15
For the
lowest
annuity
valuation
[highest
charitable
deduction]
select
Jan. 2.2%
Table S - Based on Life Table 2000CM
Interest at 2.2 Percent
Age Annuity Life Estate Remainder Age Annuity Life Estate Remainder
0 36.1979 0.79635 0.20365 55 18.6808 0.41098 0.58902
1 36.2496 0.79749 0.20251 56 18.2157 0.40074 0.59926
2 36.0655 0.79344 0.20656 57 17.7494 0.39049 0.60951
3 35.8711 0.78916 0.21084 58 17.2826 0.38022 0.61978
4 35.6693 0.78473 0.21527 59 16.8149 0.36993 0.63007
Find the §7520 rate
2.2%www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Section-
7520-Interest-Rates
Multiply annual payment by
annuity factor in IRS Pub. 1457
$4,000 X 18.6808www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables
$4,000/yearage55
donoron1/31/15
Find the §7520 rate
2.2%www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Section-
7520-Interest-Rates
Multiply annual payment by
annuity factor in IRS Pub. 1457
$4,000 X 18.6808www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables
Value of annuity
$74,723
If annuity
pays more
than
annually, add
adjustment
factor from
Table K
$4,000/yearage55
donoron1/31/15
$100,000
Cash
Donor
gives
$100,000
CRATpays
age55
donor
$4,000per
yearforlife
$4,000
Annuity
$100,000 Cash
─ $74,723 Annuity
$27,277 Deduction
$100,000
Cash
Donor
gives
$100,000
CRUTpays
age55
donor5%
peryear
forlife
5% of CRUT
Payment
CRUT calculation
process
Section 1 Table U(1) - Based on Life Table 2000CM
Adjusted Payout Rate
Age 4.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6% 5.8% 6.0%
55 .37183 .35635 .34166 .32773 .31450 .30194 .29001 .27868 .26791 .25768
56 .38390 .36841 .35370 .33971 .32642 .31378 .30175 .29032 .27943 .26907
57 .39618 .38069 .36596 .35194 .33859 .32588 .31377 .30224 .29125 .28077
5%peryearage
55donoron
1/31/15with
annual
paymentson
1/31
Multiply transfer by remainder
interest factor in IRS Pub. 1458
$100,000 X .31450
www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables
Charitable deduction
$31,450
CRUT deduction calculation
Ifpaymentsotherthanannualgiven
immediatelyafterannualvaluation,
calculateadjustedpayoutrate(APR)as
payoutrateXtableF(www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables)
reduction usingappropriate§7520rate.
Iffactorforadjustedpayoutrate
(APR)isnotonunitrusttable,
use:
Factor above APR –
[(factor below APR –
factor above APR) X
((APR-rate below APR)
/.002 )]
CRUT calculation for differing payments
Donor CRT Charity
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Initial
Transfer
Rule: 10% of
present value
minimum to
charity
Reality: Share
of CRT assets
to charity,
<2%
Split interests trusts, filing year 2011,
IRS Statistics of Income
The IRS tax deduction is actuarially too
large because CRT donors live longer
Annuity purchasers
live longer (i.e., sick
people don’t buy
lifetime annuities)
Wealthy people live
longer (CRT donors
are very wealthy)
Charitable bequest
donors live longerSee: James, R.N., (2013) American Charitable
bequest demographics.
STEP 1: Using §7520 rate, at what
age will the CRAT exhaust?
Using a financial calculator solve for n (number of time periods) after entering present value
(initial CRAT assets), rate (§7520 rate), payments, and setting future value to 0. The
underlying formula is
STEP 2. Is there >5% chance the
donor will live that long?
(lx@age-of-exhaustion / lx@current-age, using Table 2000CM at
www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables )
CRAT disqualified if >5% chance of
exhaustion due to annuitant longevity
So what
happens if it
doesn’t qualify
as a CRT?
Retained interest
gifts are not
otherwise
deductible. Trust
isn’t charitable and
pays taxes on any
gain or income.
No tax
benefits
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
3. Calculating Deductions
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
4. Income Calculation
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
How are
distributions
from a CRT
taxed?
When the trust makes a
payment, it opens the
spigot.
Ordinary income is paid
first, then capital gain and
so forth.
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
Donor gives $100,000 of stock
($10,000 basis) to CRT. The CRT
sells the stock, buys corporate
bonds generating $3,000 of
income and municipal bonds
generating $2,000 of tax
exempt income.
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
Donor gives $100,000 of stock
($10,000 basis) to CRT. The CRT
sells the stock, buys corporate
bonds generating $3,000 of
income and municipal bonds
generating $2,000 of tax
exempt income.
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$2,000 distribution?
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$2,000 distribution?
Recipient pays taxes on:
$2,000 of ordinary income
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$5,000 distribution?
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$5,000 distribution?
Recipient pays taxes on:
$3,000 of ordinary income
$2,000 of capital gain
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$10,000 distribution?
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
What is the tax treatment of a
$10,000 distribution?
Recipient pays taxes on:
$3,000 of ordinary income
$7,000 of capital gain
$10,000
$2,000
$90,000
$3,000
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
If CRT ordinary income
earnings are always higher
than distributions, no capital
gain tax will ever be paid.
Return of
Principal
Exempt
Income
Capital
Gain
Ordinary
Income
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
4. Income Calculation
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
5. Special Trust Types
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Other
charitable
remainder
trust
combinations
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Lesser of trust income
or 5% of trust assets
When would you want this limitation?
Suppose you want
the trust to hold a
non-income
producing asset
A normal payout
requirement could
force a sale
land, art, non-dividend or closely-held stock
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Lesser of trust income
or 5% of trust assets
Past payments
are made up
whenever net
income is
sufficient
NIMCRUTs may be
problematic when
later returns are
consistently less than
payout rates.
There isn’t enough
income to make
normal payouts or
make-up past
deficiencies.
“Flip CRUT”: A NICRUT/NIMCRUT that
converts to a CRUT at a trigger event
NICRUT/
NIMCRUT
Standard
CRUT
Trigger
Event
Common trigger events are sale of
hard-to-value property or reaching
retirement age
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 … Death
Initial
Transfer
Anything
Remaining
at Death
2014
TriggerEvent
Incomeupto
5%
Incomeupto
5%
Incomeupto
5%
5%
5%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 … Death
Initial
Transfer
Anything
Remaining
at Death
2014
TriggerEvent
$0.00
Ex: Trigger is sale
of $1,000,000 of
non-income
producing land
funding CRT
$0.00
$0.00
$50,000
$51,000
CRT “spigot” trusts
Trustees flip income off
and on at will by
investment choice
• Commercial deferred annuities*
• Limited partnership interests
• Non-dividend paying growth
stocks
• Delay realizing gains (post-
transfer capital gain can count
as income)
*Limits on this activity currently “under review” by IRS
Conrad Teitell suggests
triggering a FLIP-CRUT using
a small, but hard-to-market,
asset such as one share of
closely-held stock
Then trustee sells
whenever the flip is desired
Flip
when
sold
A donor can give part of an
undivided interest (e.g., 75%
as tenants in common) to a
CRT.
Subsequent sale generates
capital gain for the retained
share, but the contribution
generates a tax deduction.
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
5. Special Trust Types
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Donor CRT Charity
Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
6. Solutions & Problems
Professor Russell James
Texas Tech University
Charitable
Remainder Trust
Flexible & Expensive
• CRTs are individually
created according to the
specific desires of each
client
Charitable
Gift Annuity
Simple & Cheap
• CGAs from a charity are
usually identical except for
the dollar amount
The flexibility of
CRTs
• Unlimited number of
public charity or private
foundation beneficiaries
(income limitations pass
through)
• Open choice on payout
years and amounts
• Unlimited number of
income beneficiaries
• Special restrictions on
income beneficiaries
allowed (where
violation gives income
to alternate beneficiary)
– Spendthrift trusts
– Match earned income to
prevent “trust fund” kids
– Require random drug
tests
“Notwithstanding any provision of this Will to the
contrary, my grandchildren DAVID PANZIRER and WALTER
PANZIRER shall not be entitled to any distributions from
any trust established for such beneficiary's benefit under
this Will unless such beneficiary visits the grave of my late
son JAY PANZIRER, at least once each calendar year,
preferably on the anniversary of my said son's death
(March 31, 1982) (except that this provision shall not
apply during any period that the beneficiary is unable to
comply therewith by reason of physical or mental
disability as determined by my Trustees in their sole and
absolute discretion).”
Leona Helmsley’s Charitable
Remainder Unitrust created
in her will includes
What kind of property can a CRT hold?
Subchapter S corporation rules do not
allow CRT shareholders
100% excise tax on Unrelated Business
Taxable Income (UBTI), where CRT is
running a business (e.g., owning as a sole
proprietor or partner) instead of being a
passive investor
Not UBTI
Dividends, interest,
annuities, royalties, rents
from real estate, and
capital gains, so long as
none of them involve
debt-financing
UBTI
Net income from running
a hotel, parking lot,
convenience store, coin
operated laundry
or
Debt financed net income
Ex: CRT receives a
$1,000,000 home
($100,000 basis).
Trustee makes
improvements
using a $100,000
mortgage
(acquisition
indebtedness) and
sells for $1,200,000.
Result?
Ex: CRT receives a
$1,000,000 home
($100,000 basis).
Trustee makes
improvements
using a $100,000
mortgage
(acquisition
indebtedness) and
sells for $1,200,000.
Due to debt
financing
$1,000,000 capital
gain is UBTI, taxed
at 100%, and lost.
Self-Dealing
CRT can’t sell,
lease, loan, or
allow use of assets
by CRT creator,
contributor,
trustee, or their
ancestors,
descendents, or
spouses
If all parties
agree can a
CRT be broken
and
distributed?
If all parties
agree can a
CRT be broken
and
distributed?
IRS has
allowed
termination &
distribution of
present value
of all interests
PLR 200208039
Donor plans to create
CRT with remainder
value sufficient to
build a building, but
charity needs building
now. Solutions?
Donor plans to create
CRT with remainder
value sufficient to
build a building, but
charity needs building
now. Solutions?
CRT may segregate
and pledge funds as
collateral for a loan
taken out by the
charity. (Charity can
pay off loan with
remainder at death.)
PLR 8807082
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Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
at Death
Payments
During Life
Charitable
Remainder Trusts
6. Solutions & Problems
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Texas Tech University
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Initial
Transfer
Anything Left
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Remainder Trusts
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Texas Tech University

Charitable remainder trusts

  • 1.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 2.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 1. Introduction Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 3.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life
  • 4.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets
  • 5.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments during life or lives
  • 6.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments for 20 years
  • 7.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death $1,000 Per Year for Life
  • 8.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets
  • 9.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets
  • 10.
    The donor creates therules in a Charitable Remainder Trust, but once created it is irrevocable
  • 11.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets
  • 13.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets
  • 15.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death 5% of trust assets ?
  • 16.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life
  • 17.
    I would liketo use $50,000 per year from my assets. The rest, I want to go to my favorite charity.
  • 18.
    I want to controlmy own investments and spend about 5% of my assets each year. After death I want it all to go to charity.
  • 19.
    I want toretire today, but my pension doesn’t start paying for 9 more years. I want to give assets to charity, but I still need $65,000 per year for 9 years.
  • 20.
    However, the biggestreason for donorsto use Charitable Remainder Trusts is…
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 1. Introduction Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 23.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 2. Tax Benefits Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 24.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life
  • 25.
    With a charitable gift ina will, there is no income tax deduction
  • 26.
    There are nocapital gains taxes when a donor makes a transfer to a CRT
  • 27.
    A CRT isitself a nonprofit entity and pays no capital gains tax when it sells appreciated property
  • 28.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life
  • 29.
    A client holdslow-basis appreciated assets that generate little income (e.g., developable land or small business growth stock). How can she convert to diversified income- generating investments?
  • 30.
    Option 1: Sellit. Pay the capital gains tax. Invest the remaining amount. $1,000,000 zero basis asset $238,000 tax (23.8% federal) $762,000 left to invest
  • 31.
    Option 1: Evenworse in many states $1,000,000 zero basis asset $339,350 tax (33.935% Calif. + Fed.) $660,650 left to invest
  • 32.
    Option 1: Orwith certain assets $1,000,000 zero-basis art $408,706 tax (40.87% Calif. + Fed.) $591,294 left to invest
  • 33.
    Option 1: Orcertain holding periods $1,000,000 zero-basis short- term capital gain $509,280 tax (50.928% Cal. + Fed.) $490,720 left to invest Note that gifts of short-term capital gain are deductible only at basis
  • 34.
    Option 2: Transferto a CRT $1,000,000 zero-basis asset _____$0 tax (CRT pays no tax) $1,000,000 left to invest
  • 35.
    You can produce moreincome with $1,000,000 Than with $762,000 or $660,650 or $591,294 or $490,720
  • 36.
    CRT Advantages • Immediateincome tax deduction • No capital gains tax on transfer to CRT • No capital gains tax when CRT sells • Lifetime income CRT Concern? • Remainder goes to charity not to family How can we address this limitation?
  • 37.
    Inheritance replacement bypurchasing ILIT life insurance with tax deduction or part of payments
  • 38.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 2. Tax Benefits Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 39.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 3. Calculating Deductions
  • 40.
  • 41.
    Charitable deduction is the value of whatyou give less the value of what you get back (CRT payments)
  • 42.
    $100,000 Cash ─ Valueof CRT payments CharitableDeduction Donor gives $100,000 CRTpays age55 donor $4,000per yearforlife $4,000 Payment $100,000 Cash Tax deduction is amount gifted less value of annuity/unitrust payments
  • 43.
    What is the valueof CRT payments?
  • 44.
    Find the §7520rate http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self- Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates Multiply payment by annuity factor in IRS Pub. 1457http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables Value of CRAT payments
  • 45.
    Find the §7520rate http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self- Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates Choose current or one of last two month’s rate $4,000/year CRATage55 donoron 1/31/15 Section 7520 Interest Rates Valuation Month 120% of Applicable Federal Midterm Rate Section 7520 Interest Rate Revenue Ruling November 2014 2.28 2.2 Rev. Rul. 2014-28 December 2014 2.06 2.0 Rev. Rul. 2014-31 January 2015 2.10 2.2 Rev. Rul. 2015-1 Nov 2.2% Dec 2.0% Jan 2.2%
  • 46.
  • 47.
    Section 7520 InterestRates Valuation Month 120% of Applicable Federal Midterm Rate Section 7520 Interest Rate Revenue Ruling November 2014 2.28 2.2 Rev. Rul. 2014-28 December 2014 2.06 2.0 Rev. Rul. 2014-31 January 2015 2.10 2.2 Rev. Rul. 2015-1 Find the §7520 rate 2.2%http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self- Employed/Section-7520-Interest-Rates $4,000/year age55donor on1/31/15 For the lowest annuity valuation [highest charitable deduction] select Jan. 2.2%
  • 48.
    Table S -Based on Life Table 2000CM Interest at 2.2 Percent Age Annuity Life Estate Remainder Age Annuity Life Estate Remainder 0 36.1979 0.79635 0.20365 55 18.6808 0.41098 0.58902 1 36.2496 0.79749 0.20251 56 18.2157 0.40074 0.59926 2 36.0655 0.79344 0.20656 57 17.7494 0.39049 0.60951 3 35.8711 0.78916 0.21084 58 17.2826 0.38022 0.61978 4 35.6693 0.78473 0.21527 59 16.8149 0.36993 0.63007 Find the §7520 rate 2.2%www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Section- 7520-Interest-Rates Multiply annual payment by annuity factor in IRS Pub. 1457 $4,000 X 18.6808www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables $4,000/yearage55 donoron1/31/15
  • 49.
    Find the §7520rate 2.2%www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Section- 7520-Interest-Rates Multiply annual payment by annuity factor in IRS Pub. 1457 $4,000 X 18.6808www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables Value of annuity $74,723 If annuity pays more than annually, add adjustment factor from Table K $4,000/yearage55 donoron1/31/15
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  • 51.
  • 52.
    Section 1 TableU(1) - Based on Life Table 2000CM Adjusted Payout Rate Age 4.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6% 5.8% 6.0% 55 .37183 .35635 .34166 .32773 .31450 .30194 .29001 .27868 .26791 .25768 56 .38390 .36841 .35370 .33971 .32642 .31378 .30175 .29032 .27943 .26907 57 .39618 .38069 .36596 .35194 .33859 .32588 .31377 .30224 .29125 .28077 5%peryearage 55donoron 1/31/15with annual paymentson 1/31 Multiply transfer by remainder interest factor in IRS Pub. 1458 $100,000 X .31450 www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables Charitable deduction $31,450 CRUT deduction calculation
  • 53.
  • 54.
    Donor CRT Charity AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Initial Transfer
  • 55.
    Rule: 10% of presentvalue minimum to charity Reality: Share of CRT assets to charity, <2% Split interests trusts, filing year 2011, IRS Statistics of Income The IRS tax deduction is actuarially too large because CRT donors live longer Annuity purchasers live longer (i.e., sick people don’t buy lifetime annuities) Wealthy people live longer (CRT donors are very wealthy) Charitable bequest donors live longerSee: James, R.N., (2013) American Charitable bequest demographics.
  • 56.
    STEP 1: Using§7520 rate, at what age will the CRAT exhaust? Using a financial calculator solve for n (number of time periods) after entering present value (initial CRAT assets), rate (§7520 rate), payments, and setting future value to 0. The underlying formula is STEP 2. Is there >5% chance the donor will live that long? (lx@age-of-exhaustion / lx@current-age, using Table 2000CM at www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Actuarial-Tables ) CRAT disqualified if >5% chance of exhaustion due to annuitant longevity
  • 57.
    So what happens ifit doesn’t qualify as a CRT?
  • 58.
    Retained interest gifts arenot otherwise deductible. Trust isn’t charitable and pays taxes on any gain or income. No tax benefits
  • 59.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 3. Calculating Deductions
  • 60.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 4. Income Calculation Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 61.
  • 62.
    When the trustmakes a payment, it opens the spigot. Ordinary income is paid first, then capital gain and so forth. Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 63.
    Donor gives $100,000of stock ($10,000 basis) to CRT. The CRT sells the stock, buys corporate bonds generating $3,000 of income and municipal bonds generating $2,000 of tax exempt income. Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 64.
    Donor gives $100,000of stock ($10,000 basis) to CRT. The CRT sells the stock, buys corporate bonds generating $3,000 of income and municipal bonds generating $2,000 of tax exempt income. $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 65.
    What is thetax treatment of a $2,000 distribution? $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 66.
    What is thetax treatment of a $2,000 distribution? Recipient pays taxes on: $2,000 of ordinary income $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 67.
    What is thetax treatment of a $5,000 distribution? $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 68.
    What is thetax treatment of a $5,000 distribution? Recipient pays taxes on: $3,000 of ordinary income $2,000 of capital gain $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 69.
    What is thetax treatment of a $10,000 distribution? $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 70.
    What is thetax treatment of a $10,000 distribution? Recipient pays taxes on: $3,000 of ordinary income $7,000 of capital gain $10,000 $2,000 $90,000 $3,000 Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 71.
    If CRT ordinaryincome earnings are always higher than distributions, no capital gain tax will ever be paid. Return of Principal Exempt Income Capital Gain Ordinary Income
  • 72.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 4. Income Calculation Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 73.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 5. Special Trust Types Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 74.
  • 75.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Lesser of trust income or 5% of trust assets
  • 76.
    When would youwant this limitation?
  • 77.
    Suppose you want thetrust to hold a non-income producing asset A normal payout requirement could force a sale land, art, non-dividend or closely-held stock
  • 78.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Lesser of trust income or 5% of trust assets
  • 79.
    Past payments are madeup whenever net income is sufficient
  • 80.
    NIMCRUTs may be problematicwhen later returns are consistently less than payout rates. There isn’t enough income to make normal payouts or make-up past deficiencies.
  • 81.
    “Flip CRUT”: ANICRUT/NIMCRUT that converts to a CRUT at a trigger event NICRUT/ NIMCRUT Standard CRUT Trigger Event
  • 82.
    Common trigger eventsare sale of hard-to-value property or reaching retirement age
  • 83.
    2015 2016 20172018 2019 … Death Initial Transfer Anything Remaining at Death 2014 TriggerEvent Incomeupto 5% Incomeupto 5% Incomeupto 5% 5% 5%
  • 84.
    2015 2016 20172018 2019 … Death Initial Transfer Anything Remaining at Death 2014 TriggerEvent $0.00 Ex: Trigger is sale of $1,000,000 of non-income producing land funding CRT $0.00 $0.00 $50,000 $51,000
  • 85.
    CRT “spigot” trusts Trusteesflip income off and on at will by investment choice • Commercial deferred annuities* • Limited partnership interests • Non-dividend paying growth stocks • Delay realizing gains (post- transfer capital gain can count as income) *Limits on this activity currently “under review” by IRS
  • 86.
    Conrad Teitell suggests triggeringa FLIP-CRUT using a small, but hard-to-market, asset such as one share of closely-held stock Then trustee sells whenever the flip is desired Flip when sold
  • 87.
    A donor cangive part of an undivided interest (e.g., 75% as tenants in common) to a CRT. Subsequent sale generates capital gain for the retained share, but the contribution generates a tax deduction.
  • 88.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 5. Special Trust Types Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 89.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 6. Solutions & Problems Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 90.
    Charitable Remainder Trust Flexible &Expensive • CRTs are individually created according to the specific desires of each client Charitable Gift Annuity Simple & Cheap • CGAs from a charity are usually identical except for the dollar amount
  • 91.
    The flexibility of CRTs •Unlimited number of public charity or private foundation beneficiaries (income limitations pass through) • Open choice on payout years and amounts • Unlimited number of income beneficiaries • Special restrictions on income beneficiaries allowed (where violation gives income to alternate beneficiary) – Spendthrift trusts – Match earned income to prevent “trust fund” kids – Require random drug tests
  • 92.
    “Notwithstanding any provisionof this Will to the contrary, my grandchildren DAVID PANZIRER and WALTER PANZIRER shall not be entitled to any distributions from any trust established for such beneficiary's benefit under this Will unless such beneficiary visits the grave of my late son JAY PANZIRER, at least once each calendar year, preferably on the anniversary of my said son's death (March 31, 1982) (except that this provision shall not apply during any period that the beneficiary is unable to comply therewith by reason of physical or mental disability as determined by my Trustees in their sole and absolute discretion).” Leona Helmsley’s Charitable Remainder Unitrust created in her will includes
  • 93.
    What kind ofproperty can a CRT hold?
  • 94.
    Subchapter S corporationrules do not allow CRT shareholders
  • 95.
    100% excise taxon Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI), where CRT is running a business (e.g., owning as a sole proprietor or partner) instead of being a passive investor
  • 96.
    Not UBTI Dividends, interest, annuities,royalties, rents from real estate, and capital gains, so long as none of them involve debt-financing UBTI Net income from running a hotel, parking lot, convenience store, coin operated laundry or Debt financed net income
  • 97.
    Ex: CRT receivesa $1,000,000 home ($100,000 basis). Trustee makes improvements using a $100,000 mortgage (acquisition indebtedness) and sells for $1,200,000. Result?
  • 98.
    Ex: CRT receivesa $1,000,000 home ($100,000 basis). Trustee makes improvements using a $100,000 mortgage (acquisition indebtedness) and sells for $1,200,000. Due to debt financing $1,000,000 capital gain is UBTI, taxed at 100%, and lost.
  • 99.
    Self-Dealing CRT can’t sell, lease,loan, or allow use of assets by CRT creator, contributor, trustee, or their ancestors, descendents, or spouses
  • 100.
    If all parties agreecan a CRT be broken and distributed?
  • 101.
    If all parties agreecan a CRT be broken and distributed? IRS has allowed termination & distribution of present value of all interests PLR 200208039
  • 102.
    Donor plans tocreate CRT with remainder value sufficient to build a building, but charity needs building now. Solutions?
  • 103.
    Donor plans tocreate CRT with remainder value sufficient to build a building, but charity needs building now. Solutions? CRT may segregate and pledge funds as collateral for a loan taken out by the charity. (Charity can pay off loan with remainder at death.) PLR 8807082
  • 104.
    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts 6. Solutions & Problems Professor Russell James Texas Tech University
  • 105.
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  • 106.
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    Donor CRT Charity Initial Transfer AnythingLeft at Death Payments During Life Charitable Remainder Trusts Professor Russell James Texas Tech University

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