Question: I am trustee for a 65-year-old sibling. There are two remainder beneficiaries who are my adult children. My sibling has not shown the ability to handle his finances wisely, thus my [...]

Question: I have just read all your posts regarding irrevocable trusts. They were very significantly informative! Thank you. I am one of two co-trustees of an irrevocable trust (in [...]

Question: In a small business LLP, can a Partnership issue K-1’s in name and Social Security number of the Trustee or must it be in name of the Trust, if the Trust is listed as a Limited Partner? [...]

Question: Is it necessary to put assets into a trust, and does this protect your home from Medicaid? Response: It’s certainly not necessary to place assets into a trust, but trusts can [...]

Question: Does our trustee need to file a tax return for 2021 for our irrevocable trust established on Dec 17, 2021? The only assets in the trust are our house we are still living in and some [...]

Question: I live in New Mexico and am the sole trustee of a trust created in Colorado which is also where over 90% of the trust assets are located. I am paid compensation. To which state do I owe [...]

Question: I’m the beneficiary of a trust left by my husband. The investments in the trust include long- and short-term losses that could offset capital gains in other investments I hold in [...]

Question: Dad died in 2021 in Florida. He was the grantor of a revocable trust and I (daughter) was the trustee. My understanding is that upon his death, it became an irrevocable trust. When he [...]

Question: We already have an estate plan set up with a revocable trust. Roughly 50% of our liquid assets are in regular and Roth IRAs; we have been moving some funds from our regular to Roth IRAs [...]

Question: I sold my house in December 2020. It was the only thing in my irrevocable grantor trust. Do I have to file a 1041 for 2020? Response: Technically, yes. Practically, perhaps not. Either [...]