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Basic Quiz - 3.3.7 Annuity Contract to Charity

1. A gift annuity contract cannot be assigned to anyone except the charity.
           
2. To assign a gift annuity contract to the charity, the annuitant must make a written declaration of his or her intent.
           
3. There is no further deduction when the annuitant assigns the gift annuity contract to the charity because the donor took a deduction at the time the gift annuity was created.
           
4. The deduction calculation for determining the present value of the gift annuity contract to charity is similar to the original deduction calculation.
           
5. The deduction for assigning an annuity contract to charity is always usable up to 60% of the donor's adjusted gross income.
           
6. When calculating the present value for an assigned annuity, you must use the current month's Applicable Federal Rate.
           
7. A gift annuity contract is a bargain sale to the charity.
           
8. Gift annuities are simply contracts between the donor and the charity.
           
9. Each state has its own law governing contracts.
           
10. The deduction for a gift annuity is the value of the charitable gift portion of the bargain sale.