Deducting Charitable Contributions from a Trust that Does not Permit Charitable Contributions
Uncle Bill comes to your office in a bit of a tizzy with two beers in one hand and three notices from the IRS in the other. Unbeknownst to you, he wants to discuss deducting charitable contributions from a trust that doesn’t, technically, permit charitable contributions. Although you are not unaccustomed to his unannounced visits, they are nevertheless jarring at 7:15 on a Tuesday morning. You note that Aunt Ethel recently explained that Bill has