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Third party special needs trusts are generally either considered ?complex trusts? or ?qualified disability trusts? for income tax purposes and the trust itself is responsible for reporting its own items of income, deduction, and credit.
In the case of third party special needs trusts, if the trust is considered a grantor trust, all items of income, deduction and credit are generally taxed to the individual(s) who created and funded the trust (typically parents or other relatives of the individual with a disability).
Practically, with most smaller trusts, there's no real difference in the tax treatment of the two types of trusts, since they use all their annual income for the benefit of the individual with special needs. But the difference can be significant with respect to larger trusts.
It is important to remember that the SNT cannot deduct expenses like rent and food. Deductions can be for medical care, custodial care, support services, and similar care not provided by public benefits programs.