Tax Implication of converting a JTWROS account to Trust
I’m not sure if you will answer this question, but I have seen few posts on trusts. My client created a trust for Estate Tax purposes. A few of their assets have been titled to the trust. We need to convert their joint account to a trust account, but I am concerned about the tax implication. The joint account has the wife listed first, reporting under her SS#. They use the husbands SS# for reporting purposes on their trust. I am concerned that the change in tax ID# will trigger capital gain. Is this a valid concern? They are joint owners of the account and are joint trustees, and they file a joint tax return.
Permalink Submitted by Bruce Steiner on Fri, 2021-05-07 22:39
If they’re trustees, the trust will be included in their estates. If the purpose of the trust is to save estate taxes, this won’t accomplish that.
Permalink Submitted by Krista McBeath on Mon, 2021-05-10 14:20
That is not correct. The Trust will help because it allows for the use of a Credit Shelter Trust at 1st death. This is Estate Planning 101. Anyway, that isn’t what my question was about.