What does GRAT stand for?

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

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Historically Low Interest Rates and Depressed Property Values Create Opportunities for Wealth Transfer Certain estate planning vehicles, such as the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), are particularly effective tools in a low interest rate environment.

Managing through the crisis

Many believe some version of this type of legislation has a good chance of passing when Congress is expected to reform estate tax late this year or early next year A popular wealth transfer technique capitalizing on these opportunities is the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT).

Depression creates the perfect sunrise

Use a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) to Transfer Appreciation to Children Example: Dad transfers assets worth $1 million to an irrevocable trust, which calls for the trustee to pay Dad $50,000 per year for 10 years.

Estate planning techniques for today's economy

it covers establishing a grantor retained annuity trust (SOGRAT) funded with nonqualified stock options to maximize wealth transfer while minimizing estate and gift taxes.

Tax patents considered: a practice by the U.S. Patent and Trademark ...

Today's historically low interest rates provide a unique opportunity to shift minority positions in your business to the next generation over time through the use of a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) or an Intentionally Defective Irrevocable Trust (IDIT).

Top 10 estate planning tips

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust--Like a sale to a defective grantor trust, a transfer of discounted business interests to grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) may lock in current low interest rates to leverage the value of gifts of property expected to appreciate in value.

Estate and succession planning for family-owned businesses

Another gift and estate planning technique, which benefits from periods of low interest rates is a grantor retained annuity trust (or GRAT).

Tax-efficient wealth transfers: low interest rates offer ...

The arrangement described in the preceding example is known as a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT).

Understanding trusts