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By Thomas D. Begley, Jr.<\/h3>\n
WHAT IS A QUALIFIED SETTLEMENT FUND?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
468B of the Internal Revenue Code[1]<\/a> authorizes the establishment of Designated Settlement Funds or Qualified Settlement Funds. These funds are usually collectively referred to as Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs). These funds are also sometimes called 468B Trusts. The purpose of these funds is to permit a defendant in certain types of litigation to deposit funds into a trust and to receive a full and complete release of liability. The defendant is entitled to a current income tax deduction for the amount paid into the fund at the time the funds are deposited into the trust. This is an exception to the general rule under which the tax deduction is not permitted until the funds are actually disbursed to the plaintiff, which is normally the time in which the plaintiff has received the \u201ceconomic benefit\u201d of the settlement.<\/p>\n
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By Thomas D. Begley, Jr. WHAT IS A QUALIFIED SETTLEMENT FUND? 468B of the Internal Revenue Code[1] authorizes the establishment of Designated Settlement Funds or Qualified Settlement Funds. These funds are usually collectively referred to as Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs).…<\/span><\/p>\n
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