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Estate Tools and Trusts - Mini CourseCode: 25-ESTTOOLS2
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Course Details
64 pages
Course description and objectives:
Everyone needs to do estate planning. It is more than just planning for death. Estate planning is designing a program for effective wealth building, preservation, and disposition of property at the minimum possible tax cost. This exceptional mini-course surveys wills, living trusts, gifts, marital property, and probate avoidance. Designed to eliminate estate problems and death taxes, the emphasis is on practical solutions that are cost effective. The text reviews and explains both federal gift and estate tax systems giving practice pointers and planning observations.
Course Objectives:
1. Identify the key participants and their roles in a coordinated estate plan and explain probate process including trust administration;
2. Compare and contrast specialized estate planning tools emphasizing the use of trusts and demonstrating how such tools save death taxes and transfer wealth while accentuating asset control;
3. Summarize recommended trust provisions and requirements pointing out how these terms and rules impact estate and trust taxation.
Presentation Method: Self-Study
Category: Taxation
CPE credit: 2 Hours
Program Level: Update
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Exam expiration date: Participants must submit exams for grading within one year from the date of purchase