Planned Giving Newsletter
June 2016
Do you have questions about estate planning? Planned giving? Your will? Each month, we feature new articles and interactive features. We also share news about the charitable endowments under the umbrella of Hindu Heritage Endowment.
Grants from the Jaffna Kannathiddy Kali Kovil Endowment, fund #78, provide for the temple's electrical expenses & oil for the lamps. When the fund principle reaches US$10,000 the grant income may also be used for puja supplies for this Kali Temple and the Ganesha shrine in front of the Kali Temple. Read more..."
How It Works: The Charitable Lead Trust
If you want to provide an inheritance to your children and make a significant charitable gift through your estate, a charitable lead trust can help you accomplish both objectives.
The basics. You transfer cash or assets, which are appreciating in value, into a trust you create with the intention of supporting Hindu Heritage Endowment first and then returning the remaining assets to your family. It’s a tool that helps preserve family wealth and control social capital.
The major benefits to you. The major benefit is in transferring assets to family members at very little gift or estate tax costs. Using a charitable lead trust, you could potentially pay a relatively small gift tax for eventually transferring, for example, $1 million of assets to your children. This type of gift provides you with a gift tax deduction, not an income tax deduction.
Other considerations. There are many issues to consider – legal, financial and personal – when considering the establishment of a charitable lead trust. In the end, you may find that such a trust represents one of the best ways to help Hindu Heritage Endowment while planning a deferred transfer of assets to children.
Please call us for more information about this tax-savvy charitable gift. We would be happy to work with your legal and tax advisors to make your dreams a reality.
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The information in this publication is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice, please consult an attorney. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income taxes include federal taxes only. State income/estate taxes or state law may impact your results.
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