Common use of Terms of the trust Clause in Contracts

Terms of the trust. In 1996, A and A’s spouse, B, created an intervivos trust and each funded the trust with separately owned stock of an S corporation. Under the terms of the trust, A and B designated them- selves as the income beneficiaries and each, individually, retained the power to amend or revoke the trust with respect to the trust as- sets attributable to their respective trust contributions. Upon A’s death, the trust is to be divided into two separate parts; one part attributable to the assets A contributed to the trust and one part attributable to B’s contributions. Before the trust is divided, and during the administration of A’s estate, all trust income is payable to B. The part of the trust attributable to B’s contributions is to continue in trust under the terms of which B is designated as the sole income beneficiary and retains the power to amend or revoke the trust. The part attributable to A’s contributions is to be divided into two separate trusts both of which have B as the sole income beneficiary for life. One trust, the Credit Shelter Trust, is to be funded with an amount that can pass free of estate tax by reason of A’s available estate tax unified credit. The terms of the Credit Shelter Trust meet the requirements of section 1361(d)(3) as a QSST. The balance of the property passes to a Marital Trust, the terms of which sat- isfy the requirements of section 1361(d)(3) as a QSST and section 2056(b)(7) as QTIP. The appropriate fiduciary under § 20.2056(b)– 7(b)(3) is directed to make an election under section 2056(b)(7).