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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>My client and her husband set up a CRUT in 2005 funded with $150,000 to benefit two charities upon the death of both spouses. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She is the surviving Trustee and has asked me if she can invest the principal of the Trust into charitable gift annuities with each of the organizations. This will serve two purposes: 1) she will get income that she is not receiving from the Unitrust because the costs of the Trust (accounting fees + investment fees) eat up a lot of the annual income and 2) simplify distribution upon her death to each of the charities. It sounds like she is asking to dissolve the trust by immediate gifts to the charities. Is this allowed under the IRS rules?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If she cannot dissolve the Trust, is there any problem with the Trust deciding to invest in charitable gift annuities? This looks like it might result in “double dipping” on the charitable deduction, but she would not take any additional charitable deduction for the investment in the annuities on her personal taxes. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there an expert in this area who might be able to answer these questions? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jane.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Jane G Bitz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Attorney at Law, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>12209 E Mission, Suite 5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Spokane Valley WA 99206-4824<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>(509) 927-9700; FAX (509) 777-1800<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:jane@jbitzlaw.com"><span style='color:blue'>jane@jbitzlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>