Streamline Estate Planning: Transferring LLCs to Living Trusts
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In this riveting episode, Clint Coons delves into the critical process of transferring LLCs into living trusts to sidestep the dreaded probate maze that awaits the unprepared. He highlights a common pitfall where individuals fail to align their LLCs with their living trusts, potentially leaving their estates vulnerable posthumously. By executing a straightforward assignment agreement, one can seamlessly shift ownership of LLCs to living trusts, ensuring a smooth transition to beneficiaries and evading the probate quagmire. Coons emphasizes the importance of reviewing and updating ownership documents to reflect living trust involvement for all LLCs, a crucial step in estate planning.
Coons dispels the misconception that updating operating agreements to indicate living trust ownership is necessary, cautioning against unnecessary complications with lenders. The impact on individual taxes from transferring LLC ownership to living trusts is clarified, reassuring viewers that grantor trusts remain inconsequential for federal tax purposes. As the trust becomes irrevocable posthumously, tax obligations shift accordingly. To aid viewers in this vital process, Coons generously provides a link to an assignment form for transferring LLC ownership to living trusts, facilitating a smoother estate planning journey for all.
In his signature no-nonsense style, Coons drives home the simplicity of this solution for those grappling with LLC ownership in the context of estate planning. By taking proactive steps to align LLCs with living trusts, individuals can safeguard their assets and streamline the transfer process for their loved ones. The episode serves as a wake-up call for viewers to review their ownership structures promptly and make the necessary adjustments to avoid potential probate headaches down the road.
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Discussion about disregarded entity taxed holding company, trust, and LLC ownership
Mention of using Living Trust as Member in LLC
Planning to create a living trust soon
Concerns about asset protection against personal creditors with membership interest in a living trust
Question about using TOD/POD within the operating agreement to transfer membership upon death
Suggestion to just do a TOD
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