The Connecticut legislature has passed a version of the Uniform Trust Code, which includes a variation of the Uniform Trust Code, the Uniform Directed Trust Act, the Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, and an extension of the rule against perpetuities to 800 years.  The Governor is expected to sign the bill

The Uniform Directed Trust Act outlines the powers and obligations of parties administering directed trusts, which are trusts in which a party other than a trustee has a power over the trust's administration.

The Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act sets up a framework for creating self-settled asset protection trusts.

The change to the rule against perpetuities will extend the time that a Connecticut trust can last from 90 years to 800 years.  

The changes will be effective January 1, 2020.

These are very exciting changes to Connecticut law.  Once the changes are effective, they will permit a number of planning opportunities for Connecticut residents that previously were unavailable.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/FC/pdf/2019HB-07104-R000820-FC.PDF

​Connecticut lawmakers have passed a budget that increases taxes on restaurant meals and reduces the pass-through business tax credit which was designed to protect Connecticut taxpayers from the elimination of the federal deduction for state and local taxes. In addition, the state sales tax of 6.35% would apply to digital downloads of movies, music, books and video games.  There is also a 2.25% tax on homes that sell for more than $2,500,000.
 
Last year, the legislature passed a law that was designed to help Connecticut taxpayers offset the loss of the federal deduction for sale and local taxes.  The law imposed a tax on pass through entities which was offset by a corresponding personal income tax credit.  The tax imposed on the pass-through entity would be deductible on the taxpayers’ federal income tax returns.  The budget reduces the personal income tax credit.
 
The increased tax on restaurant meals consists of a 1% sales tax surcharge.
 
The proposed 2% capital gains surtax on high income taxpayers is not in the budget.
 
 
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/product/tax/exp/eyJjdHh0IjoiRFROVyIsImlkIjoiMDAwMDAxNmItMWQ3OC1kODNkLWEzZmItZGZmZjM3OTUwMDAyIiwic2lnIjoiK3ZHcWpLQm9wM0k1ejZzN3QzNFNoMlNlTnU0PSIsInRpbWUiOiIxNTU5ODE2MDcwIiwidXVpZCI6Ii9yUG9yZU9WMStPemxzWUlvV3lXYkE9PW4waFg4T1QwSkU3cHcwVklqUk04L3c9PSIsInYiOiIxIn0=?usertype=External&bwid=0000016b-1d78-d83d-a3fb-dfff37950002&qid=6624662&cti=LFSM&uc=1320025933&et=CURATED_HIGHLIGHTS&emc=tdtnw_hlt:7&context=email&email=0000016b-2951-dc2d-a1eb-efdddd8a0001
 
 
https://yankeeinstitute.org/2019/05/31/connecticut-salt-skim-rankles-business-as-lawmakers-head-toward-a-budget-vote/