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Utah Trust or not?
8/7/2011 1:13:53 AM
I'm in Utah and trying to decide between the individual route or a trust. Has anyone had an lawyer write up a NFA trust and how much was it? I'm not wanting to pay $300 for paperwork. It's hard enough convincing the wife I need to spend $200 for a tax stamp to teach my law enforcement firearms classes. I'm not law enforcement, just a NRA LE handgun, shotgun and patrol rifle instructor.
8/7/2011 6:42:34 PM
I charge AR15 members in Texas $300. $300 is about the lowest I have heard of, most attorneys in Texas charge between $400-500. In my opinion trust is the better method of ownership even assuming you can get the sign off (and most people, of course, do it b/c they can't get the sign off) because more than one person can be in possession of the gun.
8/17/2011 9:37:53 AM
Originally Posted By ReconB4:
I'm in Utah and trying to decide between the individual route or a trust. Has anyone had an lawyer write up a NFA trust and how much was it? I'm not wanting to pay $300 for paperwork. It's hard enough convincing the wife I need to spend $200 for a tax stamp to teach my law enforcement firearms classes. I'm not law enforcement, just a NRA LE handgun, shotgun and patrol rifle instructor.
I'm in Utah and trying to decide between the individual route or a trust. Has anyone had an lawyer write up a NFA trust and how much was it? I'm not wanting to pay $300 for paperwork. It's hard enough convincing the wife I need to spend $200 for a tax stamp to teach my law enforcement firearms classes. I'm not law enforcement, just a NRA LE handgun, shotgun and patrol rifle instructor.
What county are you in? Just moved to the land o the great salt lake and I am going through the same process. I plan on going the individual route, but I have been afforded the opportunity to establish a repoire with the LEO community in my area, and the fact that I am always in uniform when I talk to them helps.
8/19/2011 10:38:25 PM
Honestly I would go trust. It allows family members and friends the ability to use them easier.
8/20/2011 10:44:37 PM
The majority of my NFA stuff was registered in UT, and all were done individually. Never had any problem with getting a signoff (some in a semi-rural county, and others in a completely rural county). My initial opinion has been that if you can get a signoff, the individual route is the way to go.
Of course, now that I moved to a state where I can't have most of my stuff, it might have made more sense to do a corp or trust. That way, family members could at least use my stuff while I'm living elsewhere. For now, I've temporarily installed long barrels on some and brought them with me, and others are just locked up where nobody else has access.
Of course, now that I moved to a state where I can't have most of my stuff, it might have made more sense to do a corp or trust. That way, family members could at least use my stuff while I'm living elsewhere. For now, I've temporarily installed long barrels on some and brought them with me, and others are just locked up where nobody else has access.
10/20/2011 5:41:51 PM
I live in the Salt Lake area and am looking into the trust route myself. Does anyone have an attorney they would recommend for this? 
11/1/2011 7:10:32 PM
I live in Utah and am looking for an attorney to do a NFA trust. Any suggestions?
