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(2) Beneficiary designation of benefits from a qualified retirement plan orIRA make for a smart way to give charitable contributions because thosedistributions would have been taxable to the client’s heirs.b. Advantages(1) <strong>The</strong> client who gives testamentary gifts will have full use of funds to meetlifetime expenses (both planned and unplanned).(2) Gifts at death are simple to establish and can be established at minimalcost.c. Disadvantages6. Improving cash flow(1) Enjoyment of seeing charitable goals fulfilled during lifetime not possible(2) No federal income tax deduction(3) Missed opportunity of improving cash flow through life-income giftsa. Assume donor seeks to improve cash flow during the retirement yearsb. By making an irrevocable life-time gift benefiting charity(ies) at deathc. Remainder of presentation assumes donor seeks retention of income from a“gifted” asset to meet need for greater cash flow obtained in a tax-efficient manner7. Financial challenge driving consideration of life-income givinga. Highly appreciated asset paying a relatively small dividendb. Incurring capital gains tax would leave less principal for reinvestmentc. Estate tax reduction less a considerationd. Client also has been philanthropic in the past and would like to continue8. Charitable legacy during lifetimea. Life-income gifts for philanthropic support9. CRTs, CGAs, and PIFs(1) Charitable gift annuity (CGA)(a) Immediate payment option(b) Deferred payment option(c) Flexible payment option(2) Charitable remainder trust options (CRT)(a) Annuity trust(b) Unitrust including NICRUT, NIMCRUT, FLIP(3) Pooled-income fund (PIF)a. Common elements to each technique(1) Requires donor to make an irrevocable transfer to either a trust or acharitable entity(2) Generates an income stream to the donor or an individual or individualsnamed by the donor(3) Contribution receives part charitable and part noncharitable treatment(4) Generates an income tax charitable deduction for the charitable portion ofthe gift4.29

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