Vermont Charitable Gift Annuity

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A charitable gift annuity is a gift vehicle that falls in the category of planned giving. It involves a contract between a donor and a charity, whereby the donor transfers cash or property to the charity in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a lifetime stream of annual income from the charity.
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Contact your annuity company and let your account manager know you want to change the owner of your contract. The annuity company will send you a change of ownership form. Fill out the change of ownership form for your annuity.

The Bottom Line. If you want to make a significant contribution to a charity you care about but also want the security of a fixed, reliable income for life a charitable gift annuity could be a great choice.

It is a non-taxable event. Even though any money coming out of an IRA will be taxed as ordinary income levels, transferring an annuity from one IRA to another will NOT trigger any taxes at all.

As long as you do not withdraw your investment gains and keep them in the annuity, they are not taxed. A variable annuity is linked to market performance. If you do not withdraw your earnings from the investments in the annuity, they are tax-deferred until you withdraw them.

It is possible to donate an annuity to a charity. Doing so requires adjusting either the owner or the beneficiary of the annuity; these are two of the four parties in an annuity contract. The insurance company issues the contract. The annuitant receives payments during his/her lifetime.

Individuals or couples can set up a charitable gift annuity. (You are the annuitants, which is the specific name for beneficiaries of annuities and many insurance policies.) Depending on the charity, your annuity can be funded with cash donations, but potentially also securities and gifts of personal property.

If you fund the gift annuity with appreciated securities or real estate owned more than one year, part of the payments will be taxed as ordinary income, part as capital gain, and part may be tax-free. In most instances, the payments will eventually be taxed as ordinary income.

According to Kiplinger, your tax deduction is usually 25 to 55 percent of the amount you transferred to charity. Your tax deduction is calculated by taking the full amount of your contribution and subtracting the present value of the lifetime payments you're scheduled to receive.

If the gift annuity is funded with cash, part of the payments will be taxed as ordinary income and part will be tax-free.

So long as you transferred ownership more than three years before dying, the value of the annuity won't go into your taxable estate. But if you give the annuity as a gift, you have to pay tax on any gain at the time of the transfer. Additionally, you might be liable for gift taxes depending on the value of the annuity.

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Vermont Charitable Gift Annuity