This document discusses strategies for avoiding FATCA reciprocal reporting obligations for trusts formed in the US. It proposes: 1. Replacing the US trustee with a non-US trustee so the trust fails the control test and is no longer a US trust. 2. Ensuring the trust qualifies as a managed investment entity to be considered a financial institution. 3. Forming the trust under US law but with a non-US trustee so it is not a US financial institution and US banks have no FATCA reporting obligations since its account holder is a foreign financial institution. This allows the trust to avoid both FATCA and CRS reporting requirements.