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The Times They Are Not A-Changin': Reforming The Charitable Split-Interest Rules (Again), Wendy C. Gerzog
The Times They Are Not A-Changin': Reforming The Charitable Split-Interest Rules (Again), Wendy C. Gerzog
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This article will review the history of the tax treatment of charitable split interest gifts, explain the inequities that Congress both cured and generated in its 1969 reforms, and propose solutions that are consistent with the goals of the 1969 legislation. The article discusses variations in the 1969 definition of a charitable split interest, which, because of the enacted statutory language, applies in instances where there is no abuse potential. The inequity produced by that definition penalizes the donor and flouts the rationale behind the 1969 legislation. By contrast, the creation of some required statutory forms of charitable split interests …