California MCLE - Trusts and Estates Courses

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  • New Jersey Will Drafting Basics

    Learn the basics of how to draft a Will for a New Jersey client. This CLE program will review the statutory requirements that are the foundation for a valid Will. Become familiar with 7 specific Will provisions and clauses that address a wide range of typical client concerns. Course materials include complete Wills for a single person and married couple along with 3 Will excerpts with suggested provisions for married couple with young children; married couple with adult children; married coupl... More Info

    $75
    1.75General Credits
  • Self-Settled Trusts After Wacker

    The Supreme Court of Alaska just held that Alaska could not require that proceedings relating to the transfer of assets to an Alaska self-settled trust be before an Alaska court. The Court did not invalidate self-settled trusts created in that state as some commentators have suggested. The viability of Alaska (and other state) self-settled trusts shielding trust assets from the claims of the grantor’s creditors was not disturbed. This CLE program will explain why, with such high tempo... More Info

    $75
    1.25General Credits
  • Private Foundations vs. Donor Advised Funds: The Pros and Cons

    This CLE program presented by Andrew Katzenberg, will compare private foundations to donor advised funds. The discussion will include an explanation of what each entity is, how they can be used and the pros and cons of each. Andrew will also discuss changes enacted by the current tax code (as well as other laws) as well as possible changes on the horizon. More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Medicaid Planning and Trusts: Planning for Your Client’s Incapacity

    This informative CLE program presented by Ronald A. Fatoullah and Elizabeth Forspan will discuss the latest developments in Elder Law and Medicaid planning including eligibility rules and common techniques used to protect assets against the prohibitive cost of long term care. The course will also discuss the tax consequences of Medicaid Trusts including income taxes, estate taxes and real estate tax exemptions as well as transfers of real property, liquid assets and basis issues. More Info

    $125
    2.25General Credits
  • Estate Planning and Charitable Giving after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

    Charitable giving will be hit hard by the new tax law. Estimates are that donations might drop by $14 Billion because of the Tax Cut Jobs Act. How did the new law change charitable giving? What planning strategies should average donors, wealthy donors, and ultra-high net worth donors pursue? How should development officers reframe charitable giving conversations with prospective donors? How can non-grantor trusts be used to salvage a full charitable contribution deduction? Bunching deductions,... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Planning for Real Estate Owners: Advanced Strategies for Attorneys

    Tax considerations often drive decisions in the real estate world. Whether it’s optimization of income tax, gift tax, or estate tax treatment, real estate owners are particularly sensitive to the impact taxes may have on their activities. This CLE program explores how advisors can expand their arsenals to include the widest possible range of techniques when working with clients who have substantial real estate holdings. More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Asset Protection and Estate Planning Under the New Tax Act

    Jacob Stein and Michelle Lerman discuss the changes brought on by the recent tax act. The discussion will cover the three critical steps in light of the new tax act, temporary planning opportunities in transfer tax law, pitfalls to avoid in estate planning, the use of irrevocable trusts to protect assets in the event of a divorce. The instructors will provide an overview of asset protection planning under the new tax act, advanced trust structures, offshore structures and how to protect speci... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on Estate Planning and Ancillary Planning Areas - Part 2

    This CLE will discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, making massive changes to personal and estate tax rules. Every aspect of planning will be affected: asset protection, charitable giving, planning for itemized deductions, the structure of trusts (grantor vs. non-grantor, ING, SLATs, DAPTs, etc.), and more. This is said to be the most sweeping tax legislation since the 1986 tax act. It might also be the most quickly cobbled together and passed piece of major tax legislation ever, creating a myria... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on Estate Planning and Ancillary Planning Areas - Part 1

    President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act making massive changes to business, personal, estate tax rules. Every aspect of planning will be affected: asset protection, charitable giving, planning for itemized deductions, choice of entity, employee reimbursement plans, trust income tax planning, the structure of trusts (grantor vs. non-grantor, ING, SLATs, DAPTs, etc.), and more. This is said to be the most sweeping tax legislation since the 1986 tax act. It might also be the mos... More Info

    $75
    1.5General Credits
  • Trust Owned Life Insurance (TOLI)

    Life insurance policies, especially those owned by trusts (TOLI) are facing a crisis. 45% of life policies purchased between 1982 and 2003 were non-guaranteed universal life policies. Of those policies 23%-25% are projected to lapse prematurely. Premature lapse undermines estate plans, harms those relying on the proceeds from those policies, and potentially triggers suits against trustees who have not managed TOLI properly. Unless reviewed and restructured, many universal life policies will ex... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit

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