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                         Estate planning and charitable giving



































                  haritable giving comes in        Schwab Charitable notes that               receive a tax deduction any time
                  many forms. Some people          including a charitable contribution        money is transferred into the trust.
         Cdonate annually to their                 in your estate plan will reduce your       But the donors still control the
         favorite charities, while others may      estate tax liabilities, which will help    assets in the trust, which is passed
         volunteer their time or professional      to maximize the final value of your        onto the charity at the time of their
         services.                                 estate for your heirs. Speak with          deaths.You have various options at
            One way many people choose             your estate attorney and ensure            your disposal in regard to charitable
         to give to charity is to donate at        your donation is spelled out in your       trusts, so speak to a financial advisor
         the time of their death. Including        will.                                      to help you pick the best one for
         charitable giving into an estate             • Donate your retirement                you.
         plan is wonderful way to support          account.Another way to utilize an             Charitable giving is a part of
         a favorite cause.When researching         estate plan to donate to charity           many people’s estate plan. Explore
         this approach, it can be easy to          is to designate the charity of             your options and choose the one
         become overwhelmed by references          your choice as the beneficiary on          that’s most beneficial to you, your
         to tax codes, attorney fees and           your retirement account. Schwab            heirs and the charities you want to
         other items that can make including       Charitable notes that charities are        support.
         charitable gifts in one’s estate          exempt from both income and                   When researching this
         plan seem more complex than it            estate taxes, so choosing this option      approach, it can be easy to become
      The Morning Call needs to be. Schwab Charitable, an  100 percent of the account’s value  tax codes, attorney fees and other
                                                   guarantees the charity will receive
                                                                                              overwhelmed by references to
         independent nonprofit organization,
                                                                                              items that can make including
         notes that there are various ways
                                                   once it has been liquidated.
                                                                                              charitable gifts in one’s estate
         to incorporate charitable giving into
                                                      • Explore a charitable trust.
         something almost anyone can do.           way to give back through estate            needs to be. Schwab Charitable, an
      |  an estate plan, and that doing so is      Charitable trusts provide another          plan seem more complex than it
      Sunday, November 28, 2021  When reading about charitable  trust allows men and women to  notes that there are various ways
            • Dictate giving in your will.
                                                   planning. For example, a split-interest
                                                                                              independent nonprofit organization,
         giving and estate planning, many
                                                   donate their assets to a charity
                                                                                              to incorporate charitable giving into
                                                                                              an estate plan, and that doing so is
         people might begin to feel
                                                   but retain some of the benefits of
         intimidated by estate taxes, feeling
                                                   holding those assets.A split-interest
                                                                                              something almost anyone can do.
         their heirs won’t get as much of
                                                   name, and people who open one
         their money as they hoped. But            trust funds a trust in the charity’s
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