Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1030 – Definitions
As used in sections 38a-1030 to 38a-1034, inclusive:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1030
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- United States: means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
(1) “Charitable gift annuity” means a transfer of cash or other property by a donor to a charitable organization in return for an annuity payable over one or two lives, under which the actuarial value of the annuity is less than the value of the cash or other property transferred and the difference in value constitutes a charitable deduction for federal tax purposes.
(2) “Charitable organization” means an entity described in: (A) Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended (26 USC Section 501(c)(3)); or (B) Section 170(c) of said Internal Revenue Code (26 USC Section 170(c)).
(3) “Qualified charitable gift annuity” means a charitable gift annuity described in Section 501(m)(5) of said Internal Revenue Code (26 USC Section 501(m)(5)), and Section 514(c)(5) of said Internal Revenue Code (26 USC Section 514(c)(5)), that is issued by a charitable organization that on the date of the annuity agreement: (A) Has a minimum of three hundred thousand dollars in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents or publicly traded securities, exclusive of the assets funding the annuity agreement; and (B) has been in continuous operation for at least three years or is a successor or affiliate of a charitable organization that has been in continuous operation for at least three years.