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In other words, if the grantor (or a non-adverse party) has the power to revoke any part of a trust and reclaim the trust assets, then the grantor will be taxed on the trust income.
The most common power that creates grantor trust status is the power to substitute assets in a non-fiduciary capacity with assets that have the same fair market value as the assets in the trust. To toggle off grantor trust status the grantor must release this power.
For all practical purposes, the trust is invisible to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As long as the assets are sold at fair market value, there will be no reportable gain, loss or gift tax assessed on the sale. There will also be no income tax on any payments paid to the grantor from a sale.
If an irrevocable trust has its own tax ID number, then the IRS requires the trust to file its own income tax return, which is IRS form 1041. During the lifetime of the grantor, any interest, dividends, or realized gains on the assets of the trust are taxable on the grantor's 1040 individual income tax return.
A grantor trust is considered a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. Therefore, any taxable income or deduction earned by the trust will be taxed on the grantor's tax return.
If a trust is a grantor trust, then the grantor is treated as the owner of the assets, the trust is disregarded as a separate tax entity, and all income is taxed to the grantor.
A grantor trust can, in a given case, be either revocable or irrevocable, although most types of grantor trusts involve an irrevocable trust. Certain types of trusts (such, as for example, a revocable trust) are disregarded not only for income tax purposes but also for federal estate and gift tax purposes.
One easy way to terminate a life insurance trust, the grantor to stops making the premium payments, known as gifts, to the trust. If the grantor stops making payments to the trust, then the policy will lapse. This causes the purpose of the trust to be eliminated.
The annuity amount is paid to the grantor during the term of the GRAT, and any property remaining in the trust at the end of the GRAT term passes to the beneficiaries with no further gift tax consequences.
Key Takeaways. Revocable trusts, as their name implies, can be altered or completely revoked at any time by their grantorthe person who established them. The first step in dissolving a revocable trust is to remove all the assets that have been transferred into it.