They said stock now worth $50,000 that cost $20,000 could be put in a charitable remainder trust.

The first step is the charitable remainder trust.

Under a remainder trust, assets are signed over to a charitable organization for a specific period of time.

Setting up a charitable remainder trust is a possibility.

Using a remainder trust, she can give the asset to a charity, which sells it and owes no taxes.

The most popular version is a "charitable remainder trust" where the principal goes to Harvard upon the donor's death.

Another is the charitable remainder trust, which enables individuals who have made a killing on a stock to avoid paying capital gains.

For those thinking about creating a charitable remainder trust, the expected rise in rates may have a major impact.

The charitable remainder trusts, which are so common today, they pioneered them 40 years ago.

The vehicle for this tax break is the charitable remainder trust.