COMMENT for May/June 2022
COMMENT is an informative newsletter targeted to the unique niche that CLU advisors occupy in the financial services industry, with a focus on risk management, wealth creation and preservation, estate planning, and wealth transfer.
Life Insurance and Deductible Interest
by Florence MarinoLeveraged life insurance strategies have become widespread, and many assume that interest is deductible. Illustrations provided to clients often factor tax savings derived from that assumption into long-term projections. Many requirements and careful practical steps must be taken to preserve the possibility of deducting interest. Even where this occurs, the client must have sufficient income to utilize interest deductions at the marginal tax rate assumed. Let’s examine some of the main requirements and planning steps for interest deductibility.
Key Considerations for Gift Agreements
by M. Elena HoffsteinIt is not necessary to have a gift agreement to make a gift. However, it is important that charitable gifts and charitable pledges made by donors to charities be documented. A gift agreement provides evidence that a gift has or will be made, and can help avoid confusion in the future as to whether a gift has been made and the terms of that gift. A pledge agreement is an agreement that records a commitment by a donor to make a gift at a future time. Documentation of charitable pledges will be particularly important when the registered charity is relying on the satisfaction of the charitable pledge in order to begin or continue a project or engage in or continue research.
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