Estate Planning Strategies Using Irrevocable Trusts 25-26
Webcast Only
6.00 Credits
Member Price $379.00
Non-Member Price $359.00
Overview
With 2026 just around the corner, one of our clients? top concerns is the possible reduction of the $13.61 million transfer tax exclusion to a lower amount. Many advisers are turning to irrevocable trusts to take advantage of the currently high exclusion and freeze their estates. This course will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using a wide variety of noncharitable trusts, such as spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained interest trusts (GRATs and GRUTs), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), life insurance trusts (ILITs), domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs), dynasty trusts, and retirement trusts.
Highlights
- President Biden
- s campaign promises and historical positions on estate planning
- The gift, estate, and income tax treatment of irrevocable trusts
- The benefits of spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained interest trusts (GRATs and GRUTs), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), life insurance trusts (ILITs), domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs), dynasty trusts, and retirement trusts
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the taxation of estates, gifts, and trusts
Designed For
CPAs, attorneys, CFPs, trust officers and other financial professionals.
Objectives
- Determine the changing estate and trust planning environment
- Recognize the opportunities in the gift, estate, and income tax treatment of irrevocable trusts
- Identify the benefits of a deeper understanding of advanced trust planning
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
James Gardner, CalCPA Education Foundation
Randy Gardner, J.D., LLM, MBA, CPA, CFP®, is a Professor of Tax and Financial Planning and Director of the Financial Planning Program at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is coauthor of the books, The Closing Wealth Transfer Window, 101 Tax Saving Ideas, and Tools and Techniques of Income Tax Planning. In 1997, the Missouri Society of CPAs recognized him as Educator of the Year. Professor Gardner has worked with hundreds of clients as a CPA and estate-planning attorney in Kansas and California. He serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Financial Planning and is a former member of the Council on Examinations of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. He is a member of the AICPA and the Missouri Society of CPAs. He has written over 100 articles for publications such as The Journal of Financial Planning, Taxation for Accountants, Practical Tax Strategies and Tax Adviser.
Non-Member Price $359.00
Member Price $379.00