Michigan Complex Will - Max. Credit Shelter Marital Trust to Children
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Credit Shelter Trust vs Marital Trust - Is a Marital Trust the Same as a Credit Shelter Trust? No. A Marital Trust is a type of Credit Shelter Trust. You and your spouse can use a Marital Trust to pass assets to a surviving spouse, children or grandchildren.
Among the disadvantages are the following: As irrevocable trusts, once formed, they are exceedingly difficult to dissolve or amend. Only provides an estate tax exemption of up to $24.12 million in 2022 (or $25.84 million in 2023) Requires the transfer of assets into the trust, which can be a time-consuming procedure.
A credit shelter trust (CST) is a trust created after the death of the first spouse in a married couple. Assets placed in the trust are generally held apart from the estate of the surviving spouse, so they may pass tax-free to the remaining beneficiaries at the death of the surviving spouse.
A marital trust is an irrevocable trust that lets you transfer a deceased spouse's assets to the surviving spouse without incurring any taxes. The trust also protects assets from creditors and future spouses the surviving spouse may encounter.
Example of a Credit Shelter Trust After the husband dies, his $6 million estate and any income it generated passes free of estate tax to his wife because it falls below the federal exemption.
The credit shelter trust can also give the spouse a so-called ?five and five power,? which allows the spouse to withdraw the greater of $5,000 or 5 percent of the trust principal each year.
Disadvantages. Irrevocability: A Credit Shelter Trust is irrevocable, which means that the grantor cannot make changes, amendments, or terminate the trust after it is established. This lack of flexibility can be a disadvantage if the grantor's wishes or circumstances change over time.
