The donor puts assets in a CLAT that makes annual payments to charity for a term.
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If tax rates drop, taking the whole deduction now through the CLAT looks all the better.
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The donor puts shares of a family limited partnership into the CLAT and values those shares at less--say, 35% less--than the underlying assets in the partnership.