OLA 1620 T 1008

A Smart Way to Preserve Your Estate for Future Generations

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How Is Wealth Lost from Generation to Generation? Transfer taxes

Divorce

Creditors

Beneficiaries’ lack of asset management skills

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Influencing the Behavior of Beneficiaries Wealthy parents have two major concerns:

Future generations are not going to live as well as parents do

Wealth left to children is going to spoil them

How do you bridge gap between these twoconflicting worries?

Answer: By establishing Dynasty Trust

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What Is a Dynasty Trust?

Used to:

Provide for future generations, and

Minimize taxes on wealth passed on to those generations

Gives ability to magnify wealth over several generations

Not just for the ultra-wealthy

Form of Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)

Leverage use of assets by purchasing life insurance to fund Dynasty Trust

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Benefits of a Dynasty Trust

Furnishes effective way to transfer significant assets to successive generations of beneficiaries

Provides creditor protection by incorporating:

Spendthrift provision to guard against irresponsible spending habits, or

Provision protecting from loss throughdivorce settlement

Assures continuity of asset management

Can add incentive provisions for beneficiaries

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Dynasty Trust Planning Considerations

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT)

Dynasty Trust helps maximize GSTT exemption

Proper use of GSTT exemption preserves assets forfuture generations

Some states have “rule against perpetuities” (RAP)

Dynasty Trust’s term may be limited by ruleagainst perpetuities

Term is lifespan of named individual plus 21 years

States that have abolished RAP

Dynasty Trust can continue for many successive generations

Preserves wealth for family indefinitely

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Dynasty Trust Considerations—Estate Exclusion Policy proceeds not included in insured’s taxable estate if no

incidents of ownership exist at any time within three years prior to death of insured

To keep policy out of grantor’s estate, policy applicant should be third party, such as the trustee of a Dynasty Trust

Grantor would then gift premiums to third-party owner

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Dynasty Trust Considerations—Gifting to the Trust Create trust with gift of $2 million ($1 million each) using lifetime gift tax exemption

and allocating portion of GSTT exemption

Annual gifts of $24,000 per beneficiary—can be split gifts if from separate property

Trust purchases survivorship life insurance policy on lives of grandparents

Death benefit magnifies trust assets through leverage of premium amounts

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Example: The Bucks Family

Bill and Barbara Bucks, both 65 years old

Have substantial net worth

Have one daughter, Susan, and three teenage grandchildren: Tom, Eileen, and James

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The Bucks Family: Goals and Objectives

Would like to pass their wealth on to their grandchildren without paying federal transfer taxes

Want to use their wealth to encourage their grandchildren and future generations to achieve certain goals and maintain desired lifestyles

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The Bucks Family: Action Steps

Bill and Barbara create Dynasty Trust

Buckses transfer $2 million, each using $1 million of their lifetime GSTT and all of their gift tax exemptions, to trust

Trust structured to pay income to Susan’s children during grandchildren’s lives, and to successive generations thereafter

Buckses gift additional $72,000 to trust, using their annual gift and GSTT exemption, to purchase survivorship policy with death benefit of approximately $5.4 million

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The Bucks Family: Trust Incentives

Buckses include incentive provisions in trust to encourage grandchildren and their descendants to meet certain goals and maintain desired lifestyle standards:

Trust will pay $50,000 to each grandchild or future descendant who graduates from college

Trust will match 50% of grandchildren’s or future descendants’ earnings

Trust will gift $50,000 to each grandchild or future descendant who marries

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Summary

Dynasty Trust can help:

Provide a legacy for future generations

Minimize impact of transfer taxes such as gift taxesand GSTT

Encourage descendants to meet certain educational,career, and/or lifestyle-related goals

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Life insurance products are issued by Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499, or Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Purchase, NY 10577. All products may not be available in all jurisdictions.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (collectively “Transamerica”), and their representatives do not give tax or legal advice. This material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as tax or legal advice. Clients and other interested parties should rely solely upon their own independent advisors regarding their particular situation and the concepts presented here.

Discussions of the various planning strategies and issues are based on our understanding of the applicable federal laws in effect at the time of publication. However, these laws are subject to interpretation and change, and there is no guarantee that the relevant authorities will accept Transamerica’s interpretations. Additionally, this material does not consider the impact of applicable state laws upon clients and prospects.

Although care is taken in preparing this material and presenting it accurately, Transamerica disclaims any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of any material contained herein and any liability with respect to it. This information is current as of September 2007.

OLA 1620 T 1008

A Smart Way to Preserve Your Estate for Future Generations