Complete Book of Trusts - Book Review,
by Martin M. Shenkman

Book Description A new, updated edition of the ultimate guide to trusts Trusts are powerful and flexible financial planning tools, and this new edition of The Complete Book of Trusts covers everything you need to know to protect your hard-earned assets from taxes, creditors, and more. This updated Third Edition provides all the latest information on trusts, addressing recent changes due to economic growth and the Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in such areas as transferring assets, distribution of income, gift and estate tax rules, and many others. Along with in-depth examinations of sixty different types of trusts, this book also shows you how to: Set up a trust to manage assets in the event of disability or death Avoid probate Minimize or eliminate estate and other transfer taxes Financially protect loved ones And more The Complete Book of Trusts, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone with significant assets to protect.
Book Info Covers everything you need to know to protect your hard-earned assets from taxes, creditors, and more. Provides all the latest information on trusts, addressing recent changes due to economic growth and the Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Softcover.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons Myth: Trusts are just for the very wealthy. Fact: Trusts are for anyone who wants to maximize his or her finances. This newly revised guide offers step-by-step instructions on how to select from among 50 trusts to best suit your needs, be it real estate, life insurance or stock trusts, set up a trust for a spouse, grandchild or non-marital partner and identify the tax risks and benefits of trusts. New to this edition: expanded information on QPRTs, GRAT, GRUT, new information on community property law new trusts such as: QPRT, GST, Inter-Vivos Credit Shelter Trust and Inter-Vivos QTIP Trust.
From the Back Cover A new, updated edition of the ultimate guide to trusts Trusts are powerful and flexible financial planning tools, and this new edition of The Complete Book of Trusts covers everything you need to know to protect your hard-earned assets from taxes, creditors, and more. This updated Third Edition provides all the latest information on trusts, addressing recent changes due to economic growth and the Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in such areas as transferring assets, distribution of income, gift and estate tax rules, and many others. Along with in-depth examinations of sixty different types of trusts, this book also shows you how to: Set up a trust to manage assets in the event of disability or death Avoid probate Minimize or eliminate estate and other transfer taxes Financially protect loved ones And more The Complete Book of Trusts, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone with significant assets to protect.
About the Author MARTIN M. SHENKMAN, CPA, MBA, JD, is a well-known attorney with extensive knowledge of tax law and investments. He is the author of twenty-six books, including The Beneficiary Workbook, The Complete Probate Guide, and Starting a Limited Liability Company (with Samuel Weiner and Ivan Taback), all from Wiley.
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