Puerto Rico Charitable Gift Annuity

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A charitable gift annuity is a gift vehicle that falls in the category of planned giving. It involves a contract between a donor and a charity, whereby the donor transfers cash or property to the charity in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a lifetime stream of annual income from the charity.
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The Bottom Line. If you want to make a significant contribution to a charity you care about but also want the security of a fixed, reliable income for life a charitable gift annuity could be a great choice.

The Bottom Line. If you want to make a significant contribution to a charity you care about but also want the security of a fixed, reliable income for life a charitable gift annuity could be a great choice.

It is possible to donate an annuity to a charity. Doing so requires adjusting either the owner or the beneficiary of the annuity; these are two of the four parties in an annuity contract. The insurance company issues the contract. The annuitant receives payments during his/her lifetime.

As long as you do not withdraw your investment gains and keep them in the annuity, they are not taxed. A variable annuity is linked to market performance. If you do not withdraw your earnings from the investments in the annuity, they are tax-deferred until you withdraw them.

If the gift annuity is funded with cash, part of the payments will be taxed as ordinary income and part will be tax-free.

According to Kiplinger, your tax deduction is usually 25 to 55 percent of the amount you transferred to charity. Your tax deduction is calculated by taking the full amount of your contribution and subtracting the present value of the lifetime payments you're scheduled to receive.

It is a non-taxable event. Even though any money coming out of an IRA will be taxed as ordinary income levels, transferring an annuity from one IRA to another will NOT trigger any taxes at all.

Tax reporting requirements. The instructions say: If cash or capital gain property is donated in exchange for a charitable gift annuity, report distributions from the annuity on Form 1099-R. Report in box 3 any amount from a charitable gift annuity that is taxable as capital gain.

Individuals or couples can set up a charitable gift annuity. (You are the annuitants, which is the specific name for beneficiaries of annuities and many insurance policies.) Depending on the charity, your annuity can be funded with cash donations, but potentially also securities and gifts of personal property.

As long as your total lifetime gifts and estate are below this amount, you don't have to pay taxes when you gift an annuity. However, the annual exclusion amount for gifts, according to the IRS, is $15,000. If you transfer an annuity worth more than $15,000, you must file a gift tax return, even though no tax is due.

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