Louis is a 54-year-old executive at a large healthcare company. He purchased company stock during years when the stock price was low, and now the stock has grown substantially in value.
Louis and his spouse, Michelle, sold a vacation home earlier this year and are looking for a way to offset the capital gains tax owed from the sale. Louis enjoys the challenge and responsibility of his job and is not quite ready to retire. But, he is looking at planning options for retirement.
Michelle: We were interested in a charitable deduction to avoid paying the taxes we owed from the sale of our second home. While Louis invested his energies at work, I spent years volunteering, so leaving a gift to benefit the community was important to me.
Louis: Michelle and I are thankfully both in good health, and I still enjoyed working. We were living comfortably on my current salary but were looking for ways to plan for retirement. I wasn't quite certain when I would retire, so we wanted to find an option that would let me be flexible with my retirement date.
Michelle: In talking with JCF, we found out that a flexible deferred gift annuity would help us meet our goals. Instead of selling our appreciated stock and paying high capital gains tax, we could give it to them and receive an immediate charitable tax deduction to offset our current tax bill. The flexible deferred gift annuity would permit us to elect to begin taking payments for life when Louis was ready to retire. Plus, our gift would provide annual income to benefit JCF every year, which is an exciting legacy for us to leave.
Louis: We decided to set up the flexible deferred gift annuity. We received a charitable tax deduction in the year that the gift was made and experienced immediate tax savings. When I am ready to retire, we will contact JCF to begin payments, giving me the flexibility to continue working as long as I would like. In addition, the flexible deferred gift annuity makes it possible for us to receive a large portion of each payment tax-free, and this is an attractive benefit!
Is a flexible deferred gift annuity right for you?
If you are interested in a charitable gift annuity but don't have a present need for the annuity payout, a flexible deferred annuity could be the right gift for you. You decide when you want to begin receiving the annuity payout. The longer you defer the payments, the higher the payout.
Contact us if you would like to learn more about flexible deferred annuities and how this gift could help you.
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