On March 25, on a party-line vote, H.R. 1105, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, passed the Ways and Means Committee and was sent along to the House for consideration. The cost of the bill was scored at a loss of $269 billion over ten years by the Congressional Budget Office. Continue reading “Might The Federal Estate Tax Be Repealed?”
Month: April 2015
Garden State Trust Company Promotes Siobhan M. Connolly
Toms River, NJ, March 19, 2015: Siobhan M. Connolly is promoted to Vice President and Trust Officer at Garden State Trust Company.
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Charitable trusts
Dear Garden State Trust Company,
What is a charitable remainder trust?
—BUDDING PHILANTHROPIST
DEAR BUDDING:
A charitable remainder trust is a tool for dividing your wealth between private and philanthropic beneficiaries. Private persons—yourself, you and your spouse, other family members, there are no restrictions—receive the income from the trust. The trust may last for a set number of years, or for the life of an income beneficiary, or for the joint lives of more than one beneficiary. When the trust ends, the charity receives all the remaining assets. Continue reading “Charitable trusts”