How does the trust purchase a NFA firearm?

[asmo]

You are correct, the transfer hasn't happened yet and is pending. I have been clearly instructed by both a lawyer and the ATF to add it to the Schedule A and denoted as pending. The schedule A can be either a blank copy with just the pending item or a copy of all the items with stamps and then added as pending to the bottom of it. When it's back you can either add it to the original schedule A or line out the pending and add the number. Either is legal. Ultimately, I don't think it matters at all if you add it or not, but after talking to the NFA office about it, I do what they told me to do.

One other small thing about having a bank account in the name of the Trust, and paying for the stamp with said account, you don't need to include a Schedule A with the submission. I have been told multiple times that the reason for the Schedule A (to the ATF) is to prove that the Trust is funded - that's all. If you send them a check from the Trust's bank account it accomplishes the same thing. I have never included a Schedule A with any submission and have never had a problem.

IANAL - YMMV..