Big sellers these days: charitableremainder trusts and, increasingly, once obscure charitable lead trusts.
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Taxation of capital gains is legally deferred in a charitableremainder trust.
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Combined with charitable giving, various trusts can be used to reduce or eliminate estate assets, such as charitableremainder trusts and charitable lead trusts.
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