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Basic Quiz - 3.8.1 Pooled Income Fund (PIF) Requirements

1. A pooled income fund may be drafted for a term of years.
           
2. A private foundation may be the charitable remainder recipient of a pooled income fund.
           
3. Under the four-tier accounting structure, it is possible to receive tax-free income from a pooled income fund if there is no tier-one or tier-two type income.
           
4. A donor may transfer appreciated stock or tax-free funds into a pooled income fund.
           
5. A pooled income fund is a fund where all the income beneficiaries share equally the income, i.e. pooling of income.
           
6. Similar to charitable remainder trusts, a donor or income beneficiary may be a trustee of the pooled income fund.
           
7. As a general rule, a pooled income fund may not be created for a donor under the age of 35 because of the 10% minimum deduction interest test.
           
8. A testamentary power of revocation is not applicable to pooled income funds.
           
9. A donor may receive a charitable income tax deduction for a gift to a pooled income fund equal to the present value of the income interest.
           
10. A pooled income fund must be maintained and operated by the donor or a corporate trustee.