A Plaintiff Recovery Trust is a trust that has been specially designed to reduce taxes and increase protection of a litigation claim.
In a taxable damages case, a plaintiff is typically taxed on
When a Plaintiff Recovery Trust is used, the plaintiff is only taxed on the first amount (i.e., what he or she receives). This avoids the “Plaintiff Double Tax”
Depending on the state where you live and the size of the settlement, a Plaintiff Recovery Trust could increase your net after-tax recovery by 30%-70% by lowering your taxes. The higher your tax rate, the more you will save. The higher your lawyer’s contingency fee, the more you will save. The higher your lawyer’s costs, the more you will save.
Instead of plaintiffs having to structure less in order to pay taxes on the fee portion of their settlement. The Plaintiff Recovery Trust avoids those taxes, allowing larger payments or sustaining payments for longer periodic of time.
The Plaintiff Recovery Trust is legally separate from the plaintiff and administered by a regulated institutional trustee. As a result, creditors who could ordinarily take the litigation claim will often be unable to do so. Through a proprietary network of banks, the trustee we work with has the capability to deliver up to $125 Million in FDIC coverage per Plaintiff prior to disbursement while maintaining same day liquidity.
The Plaintiff Recovery Trust costs nothing if there is no recovery. Typically, the cost of the Plaintiff Recovery Trust will be 20% of your tax savings, assuming you’re subject to a combined federal and state income tax rate of 40%. Much of the time, plaintiffs using the Plaintiff Recovery Trust are subject to a higher tax rate, resulting in greater tax savings from use of the Plaintiff Recovery Trust. The settlement advisor may share in 10% of the institutional trustee’s fee, with the fee remaining the same regardless.
Call John Darer today to discuss increasing your client's after-tax recovery with a Plaintiff Recovery Trust.
Related Reading
The Contingency Fee Tax Trap and a Solution by Larry Eisenberg, in Bloomberg Tax August 21, 2018
New Taxes on Plaintiff Gross Recoveries, Not Net After Legal Fees, by Robert W. Wood ABA Journal November 7, 2019
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Last updated July 13, 2023
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