What's New
Income tax brackets.
Beginning in 2013, the top income tax bracket for estates and trusts is 39.6%, as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), P.L. 112– 240.
Capital gains and qualified divi-dends.
Beginning in 2013, the maximum rate for long-term capital gains and qualified dividends is 20%, as amended by ATRA. For tax year 2013, the 20% rate applies to estates and trusts with income above $11,950. The 0% and 15% rates continue to apply to certain threshold amounts.
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When trusts are used for legitimate business, family, or estate planning purposes,
either the trust, the beneficiary, or the transferor of assets to the trust will pay the tax on income generated by the trust property. Trusts cannot be used to transform a taxpayer's personal, living, or educational expenses into deductible items, and cannot seek to avoid tax liability by ignoring either the true ownership of income and assets or the true substance of transactions.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1041.pdf
The family trust (Nevada corporation) paid 4% effective on $26.5M last year.
A family trust is 100% expenses. No profit.
They paid 4% tax on $26.5M in expenses?
You sound confused again.