Clifford trust


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Noun1.Clifford trust - a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
grantor trust
trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
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524 (1965)], a "Clifford trust" document contained a provision giving the grantors the power to appoint a successor trustee that could have resulted in the trust income being taxable to the grantors.
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An example of an incomplete transfer is the old Clifford Trust. Property was placed in trust for a limited period of time, after which ownership reverted to the original donor.
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