Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF) / Reversionary Settlement (Claw Back) Trust
One-Time Setup Fee
Creation includes: Trust Document, Petition, Approval of QSF, Acquiring EIN, W-9, Certificate of Trust AND one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Annual Trustee Fee
$500 per QSF per calendar year
Tax Filing
Estimated Quarterly Tax Payments
$150 per filing + $25 if payment due
Additions
Check, Wire Funding Additions
Distribution Processing
Distribution Check or Lien Resolution Payment
Outgoing Wire Fee Domestic
Outgoing Wire Fee Foreign
Structured Settlement Purchase
$100 per payment + distribution fee
Claw Back (Reversion) Distribution
$250 per payment + distribution fee
Optional Claimant Subaccount and Direct Distribution(s)
Segregated Subaccount
(Includes Claimant Setup and 1099)
Additional / Extraordinary Fees
Change to Transaction Taxation Coding Request
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 per hour + out-of-pocket costs
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
1st Party - Settlement Protection Trust™
One-Time Creation Fee and Trustee Fee May Be Paid from Trust Upon Funding.
One-Time Setup Fee
Annual Trustee Fee
Over $3 Million
Minimum of $65 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $65 Annual Fee)
*Includes one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Distribution Fees
Wire Distribution – Domestic
Wire Distribution – International
Point of Sale Debit Card Funding
$150 per annum + $25 per funding load
Medicaid Lien Payment at Death of Beneficiary
Trust Holdings Substitution Request ("THSR") - Administration and Recordkeeping Fee*
Trust account holdings are self-directed and not managed by EPTC. EPTC requires specific written directions regarding changes to any trust asset holding. These requests include, but are not limited to, (i) changing a trust asset holding, (ii) asset reallocation, or (iii) rebalancing. In each case, you must submit written directions to EPTC.
- New account openings do not incur the THSR fee.
- Trust funding additions do not incur the THSR fee.
- Distribution requests do not incur the THSR fee.
- No automatic rebalances available.
- No automatic / recurring distributions requests accepted.
Other Service Fees
Purchase of Real Estate
(Property trust also required.)
$1,500 per property + cost (includes 5 hours extraordinary service support)
Purchase of Other Personal Property
(Property trust also required.)
$250 per purchase + cost (includes 2 hours extraordinary service support)
Life Insurance or Annuity Death Claims
Tax Preparation
Annual Tax Preparation
(Fee includes Federal and State Returns)
$75 per return + $25 if payment due
Tax Refund Processing Fee
Extraordinary Fees
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 hourly + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
Additional Guidance & Clarifying Language
$250 initial review
$100 per annum
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings