Archive for February 2021
Charitable Gift Annuity Reinsurance:
What It Is, What It Isn’t, When It Works and When It Doesn’t With so much economic volatility over the last 15 years, charities are increasingly exploring reinsurance as a risk management strategy for gift annuities. While it is a relatively simple concept, charities and advisors have erroneous preconceived notions about the viability of reinsurance…
Read MoreAvoiding the Gray Line: Closer Recent Scrutiny of Noncash Charitable Prearranged Sales
The most recent donor data comes from 2018 where individual taxpayers reported noncash contributions totaling $83.5 billion, more than a third of all income tax charitable deductions reported that year. Nearly all of this was almost certainly unrealized long-term gain. As gift planners are aware, the tax Code provides strong incentives for contributions of appreciated property.…
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