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The trust can pay out a lump sum or percentage of the funds, make incremental payments throughout the years, or even make distributions based on the trustee's assessments. Whatever the grantor decides, their distribution method must be included in the trust agreement drawn up when they first set up the trust.

What Happens When the Grantor Dies? When the grantor of an irrevocable trusts dies, the person named successor trustee in the Declaration of Trust assumes control of the trust. The new trustee distributes the assets placed in the trust to the proper beneficiaries.

(If you are a beneficiary, you will likely need approval from the trust's founder if they still live, its trustees and all other beneficiaries.) If you have approval from all the relevant parties, you will then have to petition a court and state your reasons for dissolving the trust.

Generally, a decedent (while alive) does not control an irrevocable trust ? so there's no inheritance tax on an irrevocable trust. Typically, the executor or administrator will complete PA Department of Revenue Form 1500 if the decedent was a Pennsylvania resident.

Pennsylvania requires the Trustee of an irrevocable trust to send a notice to any beneficiary or potential beneficiary over the age of 25 since courts in Pennsylvania do not enforce a trust except when a Trustee or beneficiary makes a request.

Assets transferred by a grantor to an irrevocable trusts are generally not part of the grantor's taxable estate for the purposes of the estate tax. This means that the assets will pass to the beneficiaries without being subject to estate tax.