grantor-retained trust
These are irrevocable trusts that reduce estate taxes. With each, income from the trust proprety is kept for a fixed period of years, and then the property is tranfered to a beneficiary. These trusts are for wealthy poeple who are prepared to give away substantaial amounts of property. There are three types:
- grantor-retained annuity trusts (GRATs),
- grantor-retained unitrusts (GRUTs), and
- grantor-retained income trusts (GRITs)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
An irrevocable trust designed to save on estate tax. There are several kinds; with all of them, you keep income from trust property, or use of that property, for a period of years. When the trust ends, the property goes to the final beneficiaries you've named. These trusts are for people who have enough wealth to feel comfortable giving away a substantial hunk of property. They come in three flavors: grantor-retained annuity trusts (GRATs), grantor-retained unitrusts (GRUTs), and grantor-retained income trusts (GRITs).
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:17 pm
