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Adding QDOT provisions to a CRT allows a donor to benefit a non-citizen spouse without incurring immediate gift tax.

Utilizing life insurance and a CLAT allows donors to make substantial contributions to charity while leaving assets for their heirs.

A donor advised fund offers simplicity and flexibility in giving.

A donor with a concentrated position in low-basis stock can diversify and defer capital gains taxes by contributing the stock to a CRT.

A company in the community is able to provide college scholarships to local students through a private foundation.

Donors choose a testamentary charitable lead annuity trusts as a vehilce to reduce estate taxes, preserve a portion of their children's inheritance for their children's retirement years, and provide support for charitable organizations in their community.

By using a Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity, the Donor is able to defer capital gain taxes, diversify her portfolio, and increase her lifetime cash flow for retirement. The Donor also shifts investment risk to the charity while creating a legacy to support causes that are meaningful to her.

This article explores the use of a charitable remainder trust in conjunction with a special needs trust to provide for a client's long term care.