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Category: Trusts

By: one400-admin / Irrevocable Trusts , Trusts
Funding a Bypass Trust with a Personal Residence

Funding your bypass trust with your private residence is legally permissible. But it is not always the best idea. Before funding your bypass trust . . .

By: one400-admin / Irrevocable Trusts , Trusts
How to Fund a Bypass Trust with a Promissory Note

A bypass trust can save you millions of dollars in estate taxes. If you want to fund your bypass trust with a promissory note be careful not to. . .

By: one400-admin / Asset Protection , Estate Planning , Irrevocable Trusts , Revocable Living Trusts , Trusts
7 IRS Rules That May Make Your Trust a Disregarded Entity

If you created a trust for tax avoidance or asset protection, these seven IRS rules on disregarded entities are essential. Rule 1, never . . .

By: one400-admin / Estate Planning , Trusts
What is a Trust?

Most estate planners recommend that you get a living trust but do a poor job of explaining exactly what a trust is. Not many people know that a Trust . . .

By: one400-admin / California Courts of Appeal , Estate Planning , Legal News , Trusts
California Court Rewrites Estate Plan After Drafting Error

Proper drafting of an estate plan is essential and saves you thousands of dollars. California courts can rewrite your estate plan if there is an error.