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    Playbook: Helping clients organize their giving through a donor advised fund

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    QCDs: Good news and important reminders

    Qualified Charitable Distributions, or “QCDs,” have been in the news a lot lately, especially in light of proposed SECURE Act 2.0 legislation that passed the House of Representatives in March and is now pending in the Senate.
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    Income timing: A NIMCRUT could hold the key

    Clients who own closely-held businesses, real estate, or even cryptocurrency may be good candidates for a particular type of charitable remainder trust known as a NIMCRUT, which is short for “Net Income with Makeup Charitable Remainder Unitrust.” 
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    Social consciousness: Today's expectations of advisors

    Especially over the last few years as social consciousness has increased, many of your clients have no doubt become more interested in how they can make a difference through their philanthropic activities, whether those activities include giving to favorite charities, volunteering, serving on boards of directors, purchasing products that support a cause, and respecting a sustainable environment.
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    American Families Plan: A “Called Shot”…or Not

    Unlike Babe Ruth, candidates running for office are typically vague when indicating their future plans. However, during the 2020 election campaign, Joe Biden boldly announced that if he won, he would enact tax policies that resulted in “the rich” paying more. Biden took office in January 2021 and, much like Ruth’s called shot, began to issue executive orders and introduce legislation to further his agenda. In direct opposition to President Trump’s tax cuts in 2017, the Biden Administration released details of the American Families Plan.
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