Trusts

Trusts can be used for a variety of functions, most commonly as a versatile estate planning tool, but also for the protection of individual and family wealth, as a means to protect vulnerable individuals, such as minors or those with special needs, and for charitable purposes.

At Graaffs Trust Limited our services in respect of trusts include:

• the creation of trusts, either in terms of a Will (Testamentary Trust) or in terms of a Deed between the Founder and Trustees (Inter Vivos Trust)
  
  
• accepting a position as the independent Trustee
  
  
• the administration of any variety of trusts, including the preparation of annual financial statements and the rendering of income tax returns