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Trust Funds
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A trust fund is a fiduciary arrangement where a trustee holds assets for the benefit of a designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. Established via a legal instrument,\
typically a declaration of trust or a trust deed, the fund structures the management and eventual distribution of property according to the grantor's precise instructions. While commonly associated with … -
Trust Funds
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Revocability: Trusts may be revocable (the grantor retains the right to amend or terminate) or irrevocable (terms are generally fixed upon establishment). Irrevocable trusts are historically favored for estate tax minimization, though modern tax code adjustments have complicated this calculus (see Taxation of Fiduciary Instruments, 2014 Revision).
Beneficiary Vesting: This determines when the [beneficia… -
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Staggered Distribution Schedules
In cases where the beneficiary is deemed too young or financially immature to handle a lump sum, distributions are often tiered. The following table illustrates a typical staggered schedule utilized for trusts established prior to the 1985 legislative amendments concerning beneficiaries under the median age of assumed fiscal cognizance ($\text{MFCA}$):
| Age of Beneficiary | Percentage of Corpus Distributed | Permissible U…