12-Hour Program

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Overview

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”), which was enacted on December 22, 2017, included significant changes to the federal transfer tax regime and related income tax provisions.  More recently, the financial and societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 continues to reverberate and create uncertainty in the future.

This program will review the transfer tax and related income tax developments with the 2017 Act as a starting point, and will discuss how such developments impact estate, trust and income tax planning, and the administration of decedents’ estates.  Moreover, the program will review other recent developments regarding estate, trust and transfer tax and income tax planning.  Further, the COVID-19 crisis and the related estate, trust and income tax legislation and rulings promulgated in response to such crisis will be discussed.  

What You Will Learn

  • Advising clients in a time of unprecedented uncertainty
  • An update on recent developments in all areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning including legislation and rulings issued as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
  • A review of the interaction between the federal transfer tax regime and state transfer tax regimes
  • A review of the transfer tax and related income tax provisions of the 2017 Act
  • Income tax planning for estates and trusts
  • Administering estates and trusts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
  • A review of the SECURE Act of 2019
  • A review of international estate planning and tax changes
  • FATCA and its progeny
  • A discussion of trust planning and divorce
  • Ethical considerations for attorneys
  • Elder law and special needs planning considerations
  • A review of tax issues for art collectors
  • An update on charitable donation planning
  • A review of electronic Wills and modern-day estate planning
  • Asset protection planning in a pandemic world

…and much more!

Special Features

  • Full hour of ethics credit

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisites: Attendees should have a basic understanding of trusts and estates terminology and a foundational background in tax

Intended Audience: Attorneys, accountants, financial planners, and other professionals who specialize in estate planning, life insurance products and/or transfer tax planning

Advanced Preparation: None 

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