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Irrevocable trusts are often set up as grantor trusts, which simply means that they are not recognized for income tax purposes (all of the income tax attributes of the trust, such as income, loss, gains, etc. is passed on to the grantor of the trust).
Under this scenario, the subtrust would elect QSST status, while the original trust could continue to be a complex trust. If the original trust has multiple beneficiaries, then a separate S corporation subtrust would need to be created for each beneficiary.
An irrevocable grantor trust can own S corporation stock if it meets IRS regulations. The trust must contain language stating that all the ordinary income the trust earns along with the original trust assets are owned by the trust grantor.
An irrevocable trust is simply a kind of trust that cannot be changed or canceled after the document has been signed. This sets it apart from a revocable trust, which can be altered or terminated and only becomes irrevocable when the trust maker, or grantor, dies.
The two-year limitation for S corporations to have as a shareholder either a testamentary trust or living trust that becomes irrevocable can be avoided by electing to convert the trust to a Qualified Subchapter S Trust, commonly referred to as a QSST.
An irrevocable trust cannot be changed or modified without the beneficiary's permission. Essentially, an irrevocable trust removes certain assets from a grantor's taxable estate, and these incidents of ownership are transferred to a trust.
The QSST may be useful for estate planning purposes. It may also be useful for holding S stock for the benefit of a minor or incompetent. Individuals, estates, and certain trusts are subject to a net investment income tax, which is an additional tax of 3.8%.
Irrevocable trust distributions can vary from being completely tax free to being taxable at the highest marginal tax rates, and in some cases, can be even higher.
A simple trust must distribute all its income currently. Generally, it cannot accumulate income, distribute out of corpus, or pay money for charitable purposes. If a trust distributes corpus during a year, as in the year it terminates, the trust becomes a complex trust for that year.
A Qualified Subchapter S Trust, commonly referred to as a QSST Election, or a Q-Sub election, is a Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary Election made on behalf of a trust that retains ownership as the shareholder of an S corporation, a corporation in the United States which votes to be taxed.