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Trust
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Asset Protection Law Journal
Living in One State and Setting Up a Trust in Another
By Ken Laino
Can you set up a trust in a state that you do not reside in? The answer is yes. You can set up a trust in a country you do…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on the Theory of Sham
Alexander A. Boni-Saenz & Reid K. Weisbord recently published an Article entitled, Sham and Remedial Doctrines, 22 Trusts & Trustees (Forthcoming 2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:This…
Legal Secrets
A Trustee of a Revocable Trust Should Sue in his own Name (A trust is not a legal entity)
A common "mistake" is a party names the "Smith Family Trust" or if a probate, "Estate of Smith" as a party. An estate is not a legal entity, it has neither…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on New Zealand Trust Taxation
Mark Brabazon recently published an Article entitled, Trust Residence, Grantor Taxation and the Settlor Regime in New Zealand, New Zealand J. Taxation L. & Policy (Forthcoming 2016). Provided below is…
DuetsBlog
Lights, Camera…Now Take Action
– Jason Sprenger – President, Game Changer Communications Imagine for a moment you’re back in the year 1963…the time of Mad Men, the beginning of Beatlemania, the year of the “I…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Is a New Estate Planning Tool Genius or Too Risky?
A new technique—the beneficiary defective inheritor’s trust (BDIT)—in estate planning has the potential to turn thousands of dollars into millions. A relative would set up the trust with an amount…
European Union and Italian International Tax Law Blog
No Gift Tax Upon Gratuitous Transfers of Assets To a Trust
By Marco Rossi
The Regional Tax Commission of Lombardy Region (an appellate level tax court including the city and province of Milan in Northern Italy) with its ruling n. 2846/2016 issued on May…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Nevada Now the Leading Jurisdiction for Trusts
Many people would rank Nevada as the leading jurisdiction for trusts. The opportunities found under Nevada law have prompted numerous estate planners and financial planners to situs their clients’ trusts…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Regulations Affecting the Deductibility of Investment Advisory Expenses
Domingo P. Such, III & Tina D. Milligan recently published an article entitled, Understanding the Regulations Affecting the Deductibility of Investment Advisory Expenses by Individuals, Estates and Non-Grantor Trusts, Real…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Terminating or Modifying Irrevocable Trusts
Bradley E.S. Fogel recently published an article entitled, Terminating or Modifying Irrevocable Trusts by Consent of the Beneficiaries – A Proposal to Respect the Primacy of the Settlor’s Intent, Real…