TRUST FOUNDATIONS
KNOW YOUR TRUST ROLES
STRAWMAN & COMMON LAW BASICS
MONEY & BUSINESS
TRUST ADMINISTRATION
100

This private entity is established to own and administer assets according to its governing terms and

cannot be revoked once created. What is it?

What is an irrevocable trust?

100

This person establishes a trust and transfers property into it. Who is it?

Who is the Grantor?

100

In the course, this term describes a supposed legal entity or legal fiction used for administrative and

commercial purposes. What is the term?

What is a Strawman?

100

For an irrevocable trust, this course recommends opening a bank account that does not pay interest.

What type of account is it?

What is a non-interest-bearing account?

100

This document records and authorizes an administrative change previously decided by the Trustee.

What is it?

What is a Minutes Form?

200

Establishing this arrangement has been compared in the course to entering into a contract with

yourself. What is the comparison?

What is writing a contract with yourself?

200

This person manages and administers a trust according to its governing terms. Who is it?

Who is the Trustee?

200

The course associates this way of writing a person’s name with the Strawman. What is it?

What is the ALL CAPS NAME?

200

The course teaches that this kind of business entity itself should not be placed inside its irrevocable

trust arrangement. What is the entity?

What is an LLC?

200

This person serves alongside the Trustee in administering the trust. Who is it?

Who is the Co-Trustee?

300

The course describes the tax treatment of its irrevocable trust arrangement as tax free rather than

what other form of tax treatment?

What is tax deferred?

300

In the course, the Trustee is associated with this financial position in relation to the trust. What is it?

What is the creditor?

300

The course associates this vital record issued after a child’s birth with the Strawman concept. What is

it?

What is the Birth Certificate?

300

An LLC earns revenue, and the owner wishes to move a permissible amount into a trust. What can be

transferred through a properly handled transaction?

What are funds earned through the LLC?

300

Documenting trust transactions and administrative decisions helps preserve an accurate history of

trust activities. What practice does this describe?

What is recordkeeping?

400

This written document establishes the terms under which a trust will be administered. What is it?

What is the Trust Agreement?

400

This person or entity is designated to receive benefits from a trust. Who is it?

Who is the Beneficiary?

400

An entity treated as a legal person under the law, even though it is not a natural person, may be

described by what term?

What is a legal fiction?

400

When permitted by the trust terms and applicable requirements, what transaction makes money

available outside the trust?

What is a withdrawal?

400

Real estate, vehicles, intellectual property, and personal property are examples of what general

category of things a trust may own if properly transferred?

What are assets?

500

Assets that have been properly transferred into a trust and are owned by it are collectively known as

what?

What is trust property?

500

This person is designated to take over administration when both the Trustee and Co-Trustee can no

longer serve. Who is it?

Who is the Successor Trustee?

500

The course uses these two terms to distinguish governmental or commercial matters from private

affairs. What are they?

What are public and private?

500

The course teaches that a Trustee may enter an authorized transaction involving themselves and the

trust, when permitted by the governing terms and law. What kind of activity is this?

What is doing business with yourself?

500

Carrying out trust terms, keeping records, and managing trust property together describe what

process?

What is trust administration?

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