Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
Hey folks,
I'm in the process of creating a Revocable Living Trust for the sole purpose of obtaining an additional $10k in I-bonds. I'm using Denis Clifford's Make Your Own Living Trust book by Nolo. My question is how I should name the trust. This legal name appears several times in the Declaration of Trust document. Treasury Direct's instructions say "registration" should be in the following format:
"Sam Soes Trustee Under Declaration of Trust dated 5-20-2022" which can be abbreviated as "Sam Soes Tr U/D/T Dtd 5-20-2022".
Does the Declaration of Trust's legal name of the trust have to be in this format with indicating the trustee (me) and the creation date (The Sam Soes Tr U/D/T Dtd 5-20-2022 Living Trust), or can it simply be "The Sam Soes Living Trust" and the individual bonds be registered in the format indicated above?
(I am single and the trust will only be in my name. I have specified my estate as the Trust's beneficiary. Obviously, INAL!)
Thanks!
I'm in the process of creating a Revocable Living Trust for the sole purpose of obtaining an additional $10k in I-bonds. I'm using Denis Clifford's Make Your Own Living Trust book by Nolo. My question is how I should name the trust. This legal name appears several times in the Declaration of Trust document. Treasury Direct's instructions say "registration" should be in the following format:
"Sam Soes Trustee Under Declaration of Trust dated 5-20-2022" which can be abbreviated as "Sam Soes Tr U/D/T Dtd 5-20-2022".
Does the Declaration of Trust's legal name of the trust have to be in this format with indicating the trustee (me) and the creation date (The Sam Soes Tr U/D/T Dtd 5-20-2022 Living Trust), or can it simply be "The Sam Soes Living Trust" and the individual bonds be registered in the format indicated above?
(I am single and the trust will only be in my name. I have specified my estate as the Trust's beneficiary. Obviously, INAL!)
Thanks!
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Re: Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
Ours is just FirstName+LastName+Family Trust
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The Finance Buff explains how in his article here: https://thefinancebuff.com/buy-more-i-b ... trust.html
Look in the section titled "Registration Name"
Look in the section titled "Registration Name"
Or, you can ... decline to let me, a stranger on the Internet, egg you on to an exercise in time-wasting, and you could say "I'm probably OK and I don't care about it that much." -Nisiprius
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Name it whatever you like. You could call it the “Samsoes I Bond Trust”.
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Re: Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
I think you are confusing the name of the trust in the trust document with how the trustee is subsequently referred to (and which is the name used for the TD account ("the registration name")). The trust document creates the trust by spelling out its rules and appointing one or more trustees. But it is the trustee(s) who subsequently act in the world on behalf of the trust. The institutions dealing with the trust don't really care about the trust per se. What they care about is that the individual they are dealing with is actually authorized to deal on behalf of the trust.
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Thank you, folks for the clarification. As always, I am very appreciative of the help members give each other!
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Re: Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
Similar to above, when I did this, I did not include the name of the trust in the TD account title. The name of the trust is outside the scope of TreasuryDirect account titling (though I did make sure it was named "The ... Trust" for convention).
Declaration of Trust title: "The Brokerage Zelda 2021 Living Trust" (numbered in case I want to open more trusts later)
TD account registration: "Brokerage Zelda TR U/D/T DTD 4-20-21"
Declaration of Trust title: "The Brokerage Zelda 2021 Living Trust" (numbered in case I want to open more trusts later)
TD account registration: "Brokerage Zelda TR U/D/T DTD 4-20-21"
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Ours is simply "The (My full name) and (My wife's full name) Revocable Trust."
Tim
Tim
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Lol..."scoring additional I-bonds"
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Excellent, thank you!BrokerageZelda wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 8:29 am Similar to above, when I did this, I did not include the name of the trust in the TD account title. The name of the trust is outside the scope of TreasuryDirect account titling (though I did make sure it was named "The ... Trust" for convention).
Declaration of Trust title: "The Brokerage Zelda 2021 Living Trust" (numbered in case I want to open more trusts later)
TD account registration: "Brokerage Zelda TR U/D/T DTD 4-20-21"
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Re: Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
I was going to ask a couple questions (like do I need a separate Tax ID number) but decided to do a google-search and found answers here:
https://thefinancebuff.com/buy-more-i-b ... trust.html
(Answer: a separate TIN is not needed)
Found 3 min video from USG too:
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/to ... ccount.htm
For anyone with an existing Revocable Trust, setting up a TD account looks easy. For joint trusts, you may need to check that a single individual has trust control.
SSFF
https://thefinancebuff.com/buy-more-i-b ... trust.html
(Answer: a separate TIN is not needed)
Found 3 min video from USG too:
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/to ... ccount.htm
For anyone with an existing Revocable Trust, setting up a TD account looks easy. For joint trusts, you may need to check that a single individual has trust control.
SSFF
Re: Naming a Trust for the sole purpose of scoring additional I-bonds
I am also using the Denis Clifford's book to create a trust for sole purpose of purchasing I-bonds. I have downloaded Form 1: Living Trust for One Person. I have a question on Schedule A---All the grantors's interest in the following property. Should I list I-bonds in Schedule A? Since I am creating a trust to purchase I-bonds and I haven't purchased I-bonds yet, what should I put in Schedule A?
Another Question on Notary's Acknowledgement. I found some guidance on https://notaryacknowledgement.com/va/vi ... ndividual/
Is this good enough?
Thanks for your help!
Another Question on Notary's Acknowledgement. I found some guidance on https://notaryacknowledgement.com/va/vi ... ndividual/
Is this good enough?
Thanks for your help!