Income Tax Planning with Trusts: No Such Thing as a New Idea

After trusts were abused as income tax shelters in the early 20th Century, the government deployed a host of countermeasures. What remains of income tax planning with trusts in the current environment? We will explore the resurgence of nongrantor trusts, SLANTs, QSBS, basis management, jurisdictional planning, and charitable split interest trusts, with an eye for the income tax planning aspects of each.