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Yes the income from the trust is taxable income to the owner of the trust or to the beneficiaries of the trust. Some one will have to pay income taxes on the income from the trust.
Absolutely....All one needs is to be the trustee of the irrevocable trust, have a Tax Identification number for the trust, and all documents for the estate, investments, shares, and accounts you are planning to transfer into the Trust account.
The Trust does and it becomes a deduction on the Trust's tax return.
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Generally, an irrevocable trust is titled 'irrevocable' or is designated as such somewhere in the first few paragraphs.
What is the difference between credit shelter trust and irrevocable trust?
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No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.
Yes, the transfer is not taxable, but payments from the trust to OTHERS may have tax implications (i.e., other than to your spouse, charities, 529s, etc).
Can you protect your assets from bankruptcy by placing them in an irrevocable trust?
if a settlor of an irrevocable trust feels that he was not properly informed by his attorney of all the restrictions what can he do
You can get information on what a irrevocable trust is at the following sites I found for you to have a look at www.dummies.com/.../revocable-versus-irrevocable-trusts.htm ,en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_law
An irrevocable trust can be revoked or dissolved under only very limited circumstances. Essentially, the irrevocable trust must have it written into the wording of the trust and a possibility of dissolving it can only be there if the trust is functioning completely improperly or other than the way it was intended.
The biggest difference between the trusts is that the Living Trust is revocable and can be changed over time. For detailed information visit: http://www.ultratrust.com/revocable-trusts-vs-irrevocable-trusts.html
You CAN get the assets back in a revocable trust. You CANNOT get the assets back in an irrevocable trust. An irrevocable trust cannot be terminated by the settler once it has been created. The settler transfers their assets into the trust and no longer has any rights of ownership in that property or the trust. The main reasons for setting up an irrevocable trust are estate planning and tax purposes. Generally, assets in an irrevocable trust are shielded from creditors.
In short no, an Irrevocable Trust cant be legally revoked by either party.