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The '''Uniform Transfers To Minors Act''' ('''UTMA''') is a [[Uniform Act|uniform act]] drafted and recommended by the [[National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws]] in 1986, and subsequently enacted by most [[U.S. State]]s, which provides a mechanism under which gifts can be made to a [[minor (law)|minor]] without requiring the presence of an appointed guardian for the minor, and which satisfies the [[Internal Revenue Service]] requirements for qualifying a gift of up to $14,000 for exclusion from the [[gift tax]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Constance D.|title=Retaining Control of Gifts to Minors: UTMA and IRC 2503(c) Trust Options|journal=Colorado Lawyer|date=November 2005|volume=34|issue=39|url=http://www.cobar.org/tcl/tcl_articles.cfm?articleid=4353|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> It is a more flexible extension of the [[Uniform Gifts to Minors Act]] (UGMA), and allows the gifts to be real estate, inheritances, and other property. |
The '''Uniform Transfers To Minors Act''' ('''UTMA''') is a [[Uniform Act|uniform act]] drafted and recommended by the [[National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws]] in 1986, and subsequently enacted by most [[U.S. State]]s, which provides a mechanism under which gifts can be made to a [[minor (law)|minor]] without requiring the presence of an appointed guardian for the minor, and which satisfies the [[Internal Revenue Service]] requirements for qualifying a gift of up to $14,000 for exclusion from the [[gift tax]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Constance D.|title=Retaining Control of Gifts to Minors: UTMA and IRC 2503(c) Trust Options|journal=Colorado Lawyer|date=November 2005|volume=34|issue=39|url=http://www.cobar.org/tcl/tcl_articles.cfm?articleid=4353|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> It is a more flexible extension of the [[Uniform Gifts to Minors Act]] (UGMA), and allows the gifts to be real estate, inheritances, and other property. |
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The Act allows the donor of the gift to transfer [[Title (property)|title]] to a custodian who will manage and invest the property until the minor reaches a certain age. The age is generally 21, but is different in some states (usually 18 in those cases).<ref>[http://finaid.org/savings/ugma.phtml UGMA and UTMA Custodial Accounts]</ref> In the interim, the custodian can also make payments for the benefit of the minor out of the corpus of the gift. |
The Act allows the donor of the gift to transfer [[Title (property)|title]] to a custodian who will manage and invest the property until the minor reaches a certain age. The age is generally 21, but is different in some states (usually 18 in those cases).<ref>[http://finaid.org/savings/ugma.phtml UGMA and UTMA Custodial Accounts]</ref> In 2015 Florida passed a statute allowing the account to remain with the custodian until age 25 if desired. In the interim, the custodian can also make payments for the benefit of the minor out of the corpus of the gift. |
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The donor can serve as a custodian, rather than transferring the property to someone else to hold for the minor. However, the value of custodianship property is included in a donor’s gross estate if the donor dies while serving as the custodian.<ref> Stuit v. Commissioner, 54 T.C. 580 (1970), aff'd, 452 F.2d 190 (7th Cir.1971)</ref> |
The donor can serve as a custodian, rather than transferring the property to someone else to hold for the minor. However, the value of custodianship property is included in a donor’s gross estate if the donor dies while serving as the custodian.<ref> Stuit v. Commissioner, 54 T.C. 580 (1970), aff'd, 452 F.2d 190 (7th Cir.1971)</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:30, 6 June 2015
The Uniform Transfers To Minors Act (UTMA) is a uniform act drafted and recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1986, and subsequently enacted by most U.S. States, which provides a mechanism under which gifts can be made to a minor without requiring the presence of an appointed guardian for the minor, and which satisfies the Internal Revenue Service requirements for qualifying a gift of up to $14,000 for exclusion from the gift tax.[1] It is a more flexible extension of the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA), and allows the gifts to be real estate, inheritances, and other property.
The Act allows the donor of the gift to transfer title to a custodian who will manage and invest the property until the minor reaches a certain age. The age is generally 21, but is different in some states (usually 18 in those cases).[2] In 2015 Florida passed a statute allowing the account to remain with the custodian until age 25 if desired. In the interim, the custodian can also make payments for the benefit of the minor out of the corpus of the gift.
The donor can serve as a custodian, rather than transferring the property to someone else to hold for the minor. However, the value of custodianship property is included in a donor’s gross estate if the donor dies while serving as the custodian.[3]
References
- ^ Smith, Constance D. (November 2005). "Retaining Control of Gifts to Minors: UTMA and IRC 2503(c) Trust Options". Colorado Lawyer. 34 (39). Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ UGMA and UTMA Custodial Accounts
- ^ Stuit v. Commissioner, 54 T.C. 580 (1970), aff'd, 452 F.2d 190 (7th Cir.1971)