“Gift Transfers and Gift Tax Planning” Please respond to the following:
- Per the text and IRC, a gift occurs when the transfer of property is
complete and the gift is valued at the date of the transfer. Imagine a
scenario in which a client creates an irrevocable trust for his two (2)
grandchildren to ensure college education expenses are paid. The trust
agreement requires the distribution of the income from the trust
directly to the college or university the grandchildren attend for
tuition while they are in college and directly to the grandchildren
until age twenty-five (25) after completing college. The income from the
trust is distributed directly to the grandchildren until they reach age
twenty-five (25), if they do not attend college. When the grandchildren
celebrate their twenty-fifth (25th) birthday, the income stream
distribution reverts to the client’s spouse, and the spouse receives the
property upon the death of the client. Examine the gift tax
consequences of the transaction based on the use of the irrevocable
trust, as compared to direct payments to the grandchildren.
- Per the text, gift tax-planning strategies can reduce tax for estate
tax-planning purposes. Estate tax planning is very important for
wealthy clients. Examine one (1) tax-planning strategy that a CPA could
use for lifetime giving that would reduce overall estate and gift taxes
for a client.
Only answer needed. Does not have to be typed out like a paper.