Trust Taxation covers the taxation of UK resident and non-resident trusts explaining in detail the income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax treatment of the various different types of trusts. The book covers the tax consequences of creating and ending a trust, as well as the tax issues to consider during the lifetime of each type of trust and on distributions to beneficiaries. Part 1 contains an overview of trust law including recent case law on Hastings Bass, the categorisation of foreign entities, the new domicile and residence proposals and case law on residence and domicile generally. It also summaries the tax rules for foreign domiciliaries. Parts 2 to 4 explain the relevant legislation in detail as it relates to trusts, including discussion of entrepreneurs' relief, rollover relief, reservation of benefit, excluded property and relevant property trusts. Part 5 deals with special situations, including the family home, chattels, employee benefit trusts, pilot trusts, bare trusts, disabled trusts, will drafting, variations, business property relief and agricultural property relief, divorce and trusts.
In International Taxation of Trust Income, Mark Brabazon establishes the study of international taxation of trust income as a globally coherent subject. Covering the international tax settings of Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, and their taxation of grantors/settlors, beneficiaries, trusts, and trust distributions, the book identifies a set of principles and corresponding tax settings that countries may apply to cross-border income derived by, through, or from a trust. It also identifies international mismatches between tax settings and purely domestic design irregularities that cause anomalous double- or non-taxation, and proposes an approach to tax design that recognises the policy functions (including anti-avoidance) of particular rules, the relative priority of different tax claims, the fiscal sovereignty of each country, and the respective roles of national laws and tax treaties. Finally, the book includes consideration of BEPS reforms, including the transparent entity clause of the OECD Model Tax Treaty.
Protect your clients' assets and shield their estates from increased taxation brought about by changing tax laws. This book can help you to understand the tax obligations of trusts and estates and how these obligations affect beneficiaries. It provides exercises and examples that reflect the calculation and allocation of taxable income and its presentation on the appropriate forms. In addition, you will also learn how to prepare federal Form 1041, US Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts. Key topics covered include: How are trusts and estates taxed under the internal revenue code? What is a trust? What is a "simple trust?" What is a "complex trust?" How is the "income" of a trust or estate defined for tax purposes? What are the ordinary deductions and credits allowed? How is the "deduction for distributions" to beneficiaries determined? How are trust and estate beneficiaries taxed? What is a "grantor trust" and how is it taxed? How to prepare Form 1041.
The world of Subchapter J is imbued with mystique and, many commentators would argue, is not readily discernable--at least until now. Five talented authors, each with a wealth of practical and theoretical expertise, have joined forces and authored a new textbook to make the income taxation of trusts and estates accessible to all. This book is specifically designed to be user-friendly and will help students seeking mastery of this area with a GPS of sorts that will help them navigate this challenging landscape. Rather than delving too deeply into case law (a common practice in other textbooks), it highlights general concepts and ideas, focusing intently on those techniques and procedures that twenty-first-century practitioners are employing today with their clients. In addition, each chapter offers a plethora of "real world" problems that students can solve and, with this knowledge base, commence practice. The Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Second Edition is divided into nine chapters and is designed for a three-credit tax course for both accounting and law students. In the second edition, the authors have added additional problems along with sample Form 1041s to make the course material both more manageable and practical for students. Furthermore, in this increasingly global world, there is now a chapter that addresses foreign trusts.
"Managing state income tax liability is a critical aspect of planning and administering a trust. If done properly, the planner may provide substantial benefits to the beneficiaries. If done poorly, the trust may be subjected to significant cost. Tax Management Portfolio 869, State Income Taxation of Trusts, covers how all 50 states and the District of Columbia tax trust income, how tax often may be avoided, how substantial the potential tax savings are, and why a trustee might be surcharged for failing to take steps to avoid tax"--Portfolio description.
Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.
Over the last half-century or so, taxation of fiduciary income has become increasingly complex. While many fiduciaries and professionals share responsibility for wealth planning or reporting the income taxes relating to transmission of wealth, there is little published to guide them through the maze of choices and problems they may encounter. Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts, & Beneficiaries provides step-by-step guidance for dealing with the problems of preparation of the decedent's final return, characterization of income in respect of a decedent, computation of distributable net income (DNI), the interaction of the system of taxation of trusts and estates and the passive activity rules, the grantor trust rules, and the rules relating to split interest charitable trusts. As always, the update is designed to provide the reader with information that is timely and tailored to the needs of today's busy practitioner.
"Managing state income tax liability is a critical aspect of planning and administering a trust. If done properly, the planner may provide substantial benefits to the beneficiaries. If done poorly, the trust may be subjected to significant cost. Tax Management Portfolio 869, State Income Taxation of Trusts, covers how all 50 states and the District of Columbia tax trust income, how tax often may be avoided, how substantial the potential tax savings are, and why a trustee might be surcharged for failing to take steps to avoid tax"--Portfolio description.