Fair Trusts for Fiscal Responsibility Act
This bill introduces a new annual tax on the total value of assets held in certain trusts, requiring owners to file detailed reports of trust holdings and beneficiary interests. The tax is calculated using a progressive rate structure that ranges from 1% to 3%, with specific thresholds that are adjusted for inflation starting in 2027. To offset this new liability, the legislation creates a "trust withholding credit account" that allows beneficiaries to claim credits against future estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes based on the taxes paid by the trust. Additionally, the bill modifies rules for grantor trusts by treating payments made by grantors to cover trust taxes as taxable gifts, while simultaneously denying any tax deductions for those payments.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 12, 2026
Last action May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 12, 2026
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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