What Does A Surety Trust Do - Is It Needed
No it is not required. Surety trusts provide a limited liability form of private insurance. This type of insurance is typically used by the extremely wealthy with many physical assets to protect. No asset goes into a Surety Trust, it simply holds a bank account that contains other trusts insurance premium payments as collateral. It will have signed Private Security Agreements and/or perfected (filed) UCC-1s against its debtors [those insured by it].
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Should Life Insurance Policies Be Transferred To A Trust
No, do not transfer life insurance policies into a trust. Generally, life insurance proceeds received as a beneficiary aren't included in gross income; however, any interest received is taxable.
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Is Vehicle Trust Required To Have A Bank Account
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