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Fees

Please see a list of all service fees for Eastern Point Trust's various product types and services. Please review the terms and conditions for additional information and disclosures.

Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF) / Reversionary Settlement (Claw Back) Trust

One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$500 per QSF
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
Annual Trustee Fee
$500 per QSF per calendar year
Tax Filing
Estimated Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment due
Annual Tax Filing
$150 per filing + $25 if payment due
Additions
Check, Wire Funding Additions
Free
Distribution Processing
UCC / Bankruptcy Search
(Waived if Certification Provided of No Liens / Bankruptcy)
$5 per search
Distribution Check or Lien Resolution Payment
$20 per check
Outgoing Wire Fee Domestic
$40 per wire
Outgoing Wire Fee Foreign
$75 per wire
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)
$50 per claimant
Additional / Extraordinary Fees
Trust Closing
$100
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank NSF fee
Change to Transaction Taxation Coding Request
$50 per transaction
Trust Document - Bound & Mailed
$50 per mailing
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
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
$100 per annum
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
$500 per change

1st Party - Settlement Protection Trust™

One-Time Creation Fee and Trustee Fee May Be Paid from Trust Upon Funding.
One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$250 per trust
Annual Trustee Fee
First $3 Million
.0065 (0.65%)
Over $3 Million
Minimum of $65 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $65 Annual Fee)
*Includes one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Negotiable
Distribution Fees
Check Distribution
$20 per check
Wire Distribution – Domestic
$40 per wire
Wire Distribution – International
$75 per wire
Point of Sale Debit Card Funding
$120 per annum + $25 per funding load
Medicaid Lien Payment at Death of Beneficiary
$250 per payment
Trust Holdings Substitution Request ("THSR") - Administration and Recordkeeping Fee*
$50 per THSR
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.
  1. New account openings do not incur the THSR fee.
  2. Trust funding additions do not incur the THSR fee.
  3. Distribution requests do not incur the THSR fee.
  4. No automatic rebalances available.
  5. No automatic / recurring distributions requests accepted.
Other Service Fees
Trust Closing Fee
$100
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
$150 per submission
Tax Preparation
Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment
Annual Tax Preparation
(Fee includes Federal and State Returns)
$75 per return + $25 if payment due
Extraordinary Fees
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank fee
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 hourly + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
$100 per annum
Additional Guidance & Clarifying Language
$250 initial review
$100 per annum
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
$500 per Change

1st Party (d) (4) (A) Special Needs Trust

One-Time Creation Fee and Trustee Fee May Be Paid from Trust Upon Funding.
One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$250 per Trust
Annual Trustee Fee
Minimum Of $50 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $50 Annual Fee)
Annual Trustee Fee shall be assessed on a quarterly proportionately basis on the average daily balance of total assets of the Trust as follows:
First $3 Million
.0065 (0.65%)
Over $3 Million
Minimum of $65 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $65 Annual Fee)
*Includes one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Negotiable
Distribution Fees
Check Distribution
$20 per check
Wire Distribution – Domestic
$40 per wire
Wire Distribution – International
$75 per wire
Point of Sale Debit Card Funding
$120 per annum + $25 per funding load
Medicaid Lien Payment at Death of Beneficiary
$250 per payment
Trust Holdings Substitution Request ("THSR") - Administration and Recordkeeping Fee*
$50 per THSR
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.
  1. New account openings do not incur the THSR fee.
  2. Trust funding additions do not incur the THSR fee.
  3. Distribution requests do not incur the THSR fee.
  4. No automatic rebalances available.
  5. No automatic / recurring distributions requests accepted.
Other Service Fees
Trust Closing Fee
$100
Trust Document - Bound & Mailed
$50 per mailing
Purchase of Real Estate
$1,500 per property + cost (includes 5 hours extraordinary service support)
Purchase of Other Personal Property
$250 per purchase + cost (includes 2 hours extraordinary service support)
Burial / Life Policy Purchase from Trust
$250 per policy
Life Insurance or Annuity Death Claims
$150 per submission
Tax Preparation
Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment
Annual Tax Preparation
(Fee includes Federal and State Returns)
$75 per return + $25 if payment due
Extraordinary Fees
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank fee
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 hourly + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
$100 per annum
Additional Guidance & Clarifying Language
$25 per annum
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
$500 per change

3rd Party Special Needs Trust

One-Time Creation Fee and Trustee Fee May Be Paid from Trust Upon Funding.
One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$250 per trust
Annual Trustee Fee
First $3 Million
.0065 (0.65%)
Over $3 Million
Minimum of $65 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $65 Annual Fee)
*Includes one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Negotiable
Distribution Fees
Check Distribution
$20 per check
Outgoing Wire Fee Domestic
$40 per wire
Outgoing Wire Fee Foreign
$75 per wire
Point of Sale Debit Card Funding
$120 per annum + $25 per funding load
Supervising Court Approval of Distribution
$150 per + court & attorney fees
Trust Holdings Substitution Request ("THSR") - Administration and Recordkeeping Fee*
$50 per THSR
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.
  1. New account openings do not incur the THSR fee.
  2. Trust funding additions do not incur the THSR fee.
  3. Distribution requests do not incur the THSR fee.
  4. No automatic rebalances available.
  5. No automatic / recurring distributions requests accepted.
Other Service Fees
Trust Document - Bound & Mailed
$50 per mailing
Purchase of Real Estate
$1,500 per property + cost (includes 5 hours extraordinary service support)
Purchase of Other Personal Property
$250 per purchase + cost (includes 2 hours extraordinary service support)
Life Insurance or Annuity Death Claim Forms
$150 per policy
Trust Closing
$100
Tax Preparation
Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment due
Annual Tax Preparation
$75 + $25 if payment due
Extraordinary Fees
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank fee
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 hourly + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
$100 per annum
Additional Guidance & Clarifying Language
$25 per annum
Trust Amendment
$75 per amendment
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
$500 per change

3rd Party - KissTrust / Sleeping Trust / Memorial Trust

One-Time Creation Fee and Trustee Fee May Be Paid from Trust Upon Funding.
One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$250 per trust
Annual Trustee Fee
First $3 Million
.0065 (0.65%)
Over $3 Million
Minimum of $65 (E.G. $0-10,000 Trust = $65 Annual Fee)
*Includes one hour of trust officer level phone support.
Negotiable
Distribution Fees
Check Distribution
$20 per check
Outgoing Wire Fee Domestic
$40 per wire
Outgoing Wire Fee Foreign
$75 per wire
Point of Sale Debit Card Funding
$120 per annum + $25 per funding load
Supervising Court Approval of Distribution
$150 per + court & attorney fees
Trust Holdings Substitution Request ("THSR") - Administration and Recordkeeping Fee*
$50 per THSR
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.
  1. New account openings do not incur the THSR fee.
  2. Trust funding additions do not incur the THSR fee.
  3. Distribution requests do not incur the THSR fee.
  4. No automatic rebalances available.
  5. No automatic / recurring distributions requests accepted.
Other Service Fees
Trust Document - Bound & Mailed
$50 per mailing
Purchase of Real Estate
$1,500 per property + cost (includes 5 hours extraordinary service support)
Purchase of Other Personal Property
$250 per purchase + cost (includes 2 hours extraordinary service support)
Life Insurance or Annuity Death Claim Forms
$150 per policy
Trust Closing
$100
Tax Preparation
Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment due
Annual Tax Preparation
$75 + $25 if payment due
Extraordinary Fees
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank fee
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 per hour + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
$100 per annum
Additional Guidance & Clarifying Language
$25 per annum
Trust Amendment
$75 per amendment
Trust Name Change and Required IRS Filings
$500 per change

Property Trust

One-Time Setup Fee
One-Time Setup Fee
$250 per trust
Annual Trustee Fee
Annual Assessment Based on the Initial Fair Market Value of Asset and Improvements.
Distribution Fees
Check Distribution
$20 per check
Wire Distribution – Domestic
$40 per wire
Wire Distribution – International
$75 per wire
Other Service Fees
Purchase of Real Estate
$1,500 per property + cost (includes 5 hours extraordinary service support)
Purchase of Other Personal Property
$250 per purchase + cost (includes 2 hours extraordinary service support)
Trust Closing
$100
Tax Preparation
Quarterly Tax Payments
$50 per payment
Annual Tax Preparation
(Fee includes Federal and State Returns)
$75 + $25 if payment due
Extraordinary Fees
Lost Distribution Check
$35 per + bank fee
NSF Return Item
$35 per + bank fee
Overnight Courier and Certified Mail
$25 + courier / postage cost
Extraordinary Requests or Requirements
Starting at $125 hourly + cost
Pass Through Legal Expenses
Cost
Printed and Mailed Quarterly Statements
(Online Statement Access – No Charge)
$100 per annum
Trust Name Change and IRS Filings
$500 per instance
*Eastern Point Trust Company is not a licensed broker dealer and does not receive commissions related to the buying or selling of any registered trust holdings product. EPTC passes trust holding substitution requests to a licensed executing custodian and only manages the trust’s record keeping and reporting requirements as a directed trustee. Therefore, the THSR fee is only associated with the administration and recordkeeping of the THSR.

Eastern Point Trust Company transmits THSR’s to the licensed executing custodian as administratively feasible pursuant to Eastern Points’ standard administration schedules. In accordance with the terms of the associated trust, Eastern Point does not guarantee any specific execution or timing and is not responsible for any associated delays.

Eastern Point Trust Company offers a variety of trust and trust administration services. In addition to self-help and attorney support software; and document management systems, which provide self-service, automated software solutions. Fees charged are solely for trustee services or licensing fees to access the self-help system, and fees are not a drafting or document preparation fee.

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