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Tax-Planning Client Letter on trevocable Trusts, Gift Tax, and Estate Tax
Suppose you are a CPA, and you client has requested advice regarding establishing
an irrevocable trust for his two (2) grandchiluen- He wants the income from the trust
paid to the chiluen for 20 years and the principal distributed to the chiluen at the end
of 20 years-
Use the Internet databases to research the rules regarding irrevocable trusts, gift tax,
and estate tax- Be sue to use the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and
demonstrated in Appendix A of you textbook as a guide for you written response-
Write a one to two (1 -2) page letter in which you:
Analyze the effect of an irrevocable trust on the gift tax and futue estate taxes-
Suggest other significant alternatives that the client could use both to reduce estate
tax and to maximize potential advantages of the payment of gift taxes on transfers of
property.
Use the six (6) step tax research process, located in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in
Appendix A of the textbook, to record you research for communications to the client-
