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Special Webinar Question: Intra-Family and Other Business Transfer Techniques

Written by Adam Scherer, CFP®, MS | Jun 4, 2020

This question is a part of BIF's Special Webinar series which was created to help students affected by the July 2020 CFP® Exam postponement to September 2020.

Match each grantor-retained trust to the correct description:

1. GRIT
A. Grantor receives access and possession for trust term.
2. GRAT
B. Grantor receives either a fixed payment or a percentage of the initial FMV of the transferred property.
3. GRUT
C. Grantor receives either a payment based on a fixed percentage of the transferred property or all income generated from the transferred property.
4. QPRT
D. Grantor receives a payment calculated annually by applying a fixed percentage of the current FMV of the transferred property.


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Correct answer:

1. GRIT
C. Grantor receives either a payment based on a fixed percentage of the transferred property or all income generated from the transferred property.
2. GRAT
B. Grantor receives either a fixed payment or a percentage of the initial FMV of the transferred property.
3. GRUT
D. Grantor receives a payment calculated annually by applying a fixed percentage of the current FMV of the transferred property.
4. QPRT
A. Grantor receives access and possession for trust term.


Instructor insight:

 

CFP® Exam insight:

Keep the unique planning opportunities offered by each of the testable trusts on the CFP® Exam top of mind. Think to yourself, “How can this specific trust maximize the client’s potential to achieve their stated goals?”