An irrevocable trust is an estate planning solution that cannot be changed or canceled without the consent of the beneficiary. Irrevocable Trusts provide similar benefits to those of a will, with a few differences.

Irrevocable trusts offer tax advantages that revocable trusts don't, such as enabling a person to give money and assets to beneficiaries before he or she dies. However, an irrevocable trust cannot be changed or canceled without the consent of the beneficiary - the grantor, having transferred assets into the trust, effectively removes all of his or her rights of ownership to the assets and the trust.

A grantor can also create a revocable trust, which may be altered or terminated during the grantor's lifetime, however, does not produce tax benefits.

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