Are GRAT assets accessible in the event of a personal financial crisis?

Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, or GRATs, are powerful estate planning tools, but their structure raises a common question: what happens ...
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Are foreign beneficiaries taxed differently when receiving IDGT distributions?

The taxation of foreign beneficiaries receiving distributions from an Irrevocable Domestic Grantor Trust (IDGT) is a complex area, significantly different ...
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Are assets in an IDGT insulated from divorce claims of beneficiaries?

The question of whether assets held within an Irrevocable Domestic Grantor Trust (IDGT) are shielded from the divorce proceedings of ...
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Are assets in a GRUT shielded from my personal creditors?

Grantor Retained Unitrusts, or GRUTs, are complex estate planning tools designed to provide income to the grantor while removing assets ...
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