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Brian T. Whitlock: Untaxingly Yours – Embracing Family IDIOTs

May 28, 2025

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Intentionally Defective Income Only Trusts (IDIOTs) are trusts that are designed to remove assets from taxable estate of senior generations to avoid future estate taxes.

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Brian T. Whitlock’s experience encompasses wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth individuals, business succession planning and the meticulous handling of trust, estate and exempt organization administration and tax compliance. He also contributes his knowledge as an adjunct faculty member at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

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