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Asset Protection Trusts
An asset protection trust is a great estate planning tool but it certainly isn’t the right type of trust for everyone. Before you create this type of trust it is wise to sit with an experienced estate planning attorney and explore all of the pros and cons.

Asset Protection Trusts, Venice FL
Irrevocable Trusts
An asset protection trust is an irrevocable trust and it can be a very useful tool. Some of the advantages of an asset protection trust are:
- It is a Grantor trust allowing you to maintain control of the assets for your lifetime.
- Proceeds generated by the assets flow directly to your IRS Form 1040, no EIN number.
- Because no EIN, there is no special tax filing requirements
- The moment you put something into this trust it is protected from Creditors.
- When an asset has been in this trust for 60 months it is not a countable asset for
Medicaid Qualification purposes.
disadvantages of An asset protection trust include:
- Loss of liquidity. Once you put an asset into the trust it must stay in
a. Eventually it will come out through your named beneficiaries, but not you. - More costly to create
- Assets must be re-titled into the trust to be protected
- Not revocable, but does remain amendable by Grantors
Asset Protection
Creating an asset protection trust is a serious undertaking that should be done in consultation with an experienced estate planning attorney and after considering all of the entire estate and the family goals.
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Pandl Law PLLC
871 Venetia Bay Blvd #230, Venice, FL 34285
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