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Jones and Caitlin N. Horne  \nChristopher J.C. Jones is a member, and Caitlin N. Horne an associate, in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office of Moore & Van Allen.  \nAs estate and tax planners, we are very much aware of the virtues of grantor trusts, but how often do we consider the mechanics of reporting the income of a grantor trust? Although grantor trusts are ignored for the purpose of calculating taxable income, they are not ignored for the purpose of reporting such income. There are complex reporting requirements that we, as advisors, should understand when advising clients to use grantor trusts.  \nWhat is a grantor trust? The most common form of a grantor trust is a revocable trust funded by the grantor during his or her lifetime. Grantor trusts, however, can arise in a number of common planning techniques including irrevocable life insurance trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts. A grantor trust is a trust to which at least one of the provisions of IRC §§ 671–679 applies. If any of IRC §§ 671–677 or 679 applies, then the “grantor” is required to include all items of the trust’s income, deduction, and credit on his or her personal income tax return. If IRC § 678 applies and a beneficiary is deemed to be the grantor of the trust for income tax purposes, that beneficiary must similarly report the items taxed to the trust on his or her personal income tax return. The goal of this article is to provide a primer on grantor trust income tax reporting. This article will not delve into the ways to create a grantor trust but will assume that the advisor has already made a determination that the trust in question is a grantor trust.  \nTaxable Year  \nIRC § 644(a) requires all trusts to use a calendar year for reporting purposes. But a wholly owned grantor trust (that is, the entire trust is deemed to be owned by one person) is exempt from this requirement and must use the same taxable year and accounting method of its grantor. Therefore, a wholly owned grantor trust may use a fiscal year for its tax return filings if the grantor is on a fiscal year.  \nGeneral Reporting—Form 1041  \nGrantor trusts are subject to the same reporting requirements as nongrantor trusts. IRC §§ 6012(a)(4)–(5) require trusts with taxable income of any amount, gross income of $600 or more, or one or more nonresident beneficiaries, to file an income tax return within three and one-half months of the end ofits taxable year. For most trusts (that is, those that report on a calendar year) this deadline is April 15.  \nPublished in Probate and Property, Volume 30, Number 1, ©2015 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.  \nNotwithstanding the general rule, grantor trusts are eligible for simplified reporting procedures. If the trust is a wholly owned grantor trust, the trust’s tax return, if required at all, need include only minimal information. If a wholly owned grantor trust files a Form 1041, it is using the “Traditional Method” of reporting. In the Traditional Method of reporting, only the entity information on the Form 1041 need be completed. Treas. Reg. § 1.671-4(a) provides that the activity of the trust that is reportable by the grantor is shown on an attachment giving the following: the name, Social Security number, and address of the grantor; the income of the trust that is taxable to the grantor; and any deductions or credits that apply to the income. This filing gives notice to the IRS that the income of the trust is being reported by the grantor.  \nIf a trust is not owned entirely by one person (that is, a partial grantor trust), the portion of the trust’s income,","cbCaifj5BofmDRYa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifj5BofmDRYa","pdf",97401,6,"English","# Grantor Trust Income Tax Reporting Requirements - A Primer\n## What Is a Grantor Trust\n## Taxable Year\n## General Reporting — Form 1041\n## General Reporting — Taxpayer Identification Numbers\n## Alternative Methods of Reporting for Grantor Trusts\n## Alternative Method One","[{\"question\":\"Are grantor trusts ignored for tax reporting even if not used to calculate taxable income?\",\"answer\":\"Grantor trusts are ignored for calculating taxable income, but they are not ignored for reporting purposes. Advisors must understand the reporting mechanics when recommending grantor trusts.\"},{\"question\":\"What reporting and timing requirements apply under Form 1041?\",\"answer\":\"Grantor trusts follow the same filing requirements as nongrantor trusts. Trusts with taxable income, gross income of $600 or more, or nonresident beneficiaries must file an income tax return within 3.5 months after the end of the taxable year.\"},{\"question\":\"When can a wholly-owned grantor trust avoid obtaining a TIN?\",\"answer\":\"A wholly-owned grantor trust does not need to obtain a TIN if it reports under Alternative Method One. If it uses the Traditional Method or Alternative Method Two, the trust must obtain a TIN.\"}]","Grantor Trust Income Tax Reporting Requirements - A Primer | PDF",1789796128]