Surgent's Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area (TRS4)

Course Details

Date

Friday, November 6, 2020

7:30am – 11:00am

Field of Study

Taxation

Course Number

SU0388

CPE Credit

4.0 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Advanced

Vendor

Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of simple trusts

Description

Trusts are not cookie-cutter documents. In fact, they can be rather unwieldy, especially in explaining the functions to a client and then having the client comply with the trust terms. This course delves into best practices. Given common scenarios, what are the best trusts to use? And how can the client be best protected?

Highlights

  • Key concepts of trusts, including recent trends; best practices; jurisdiction; and ways to avoid pitfalls
  • Decanting
  • Federal estate tax exemption and remaining relevance of trusts
  • Irrevocable life insurance trusts
  • The role of family dynamics
  • Choice of trustee and other fiduciaries
  • State trust-friendly considerations
  • Charitable trusts
  • Delaware Statutory Trusts
  • Powers of attorney 
  • Pet Trusts – the emerging necessities
  • State, county, and local issues
  • Portability
  • QTIP issues
  • Creditor considerations
  • Potential IRA problems
  • Problems with re-titling assets

Objectives

  • Advise individual clients on the benefits of using a trust to achieve their personal goals 
  • Save clients money in their estate planning

Designed For

Tax practitioners who advise clients on the benefits of establishing a trust

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Course Pricing

Member Fee

Applicable if you are a HSCPA member in good standing.

$139.00
Non-Member Fee

Applicable if you are not a HSCPA member.

$199.00
Your Price $199.00

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