Iowa CLE - Tax Law Courses
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Beyond Nexus: Local Taxation, Constitutional Apportionment, and the Hidden Risks of City and County Taxes
State and local tax issues do not end at the state line. Businesses are increasingly exposed to city, county, and special district taxes that operate alongside traditional state income, franchise, sales, and use tax regimes. These local taxes can include gross receipts taxes, business license taxes, commercial rent taxes, utility users taxes, local sales tax add-ons, transfer taxes, occupancy taxes, and other local assessments that are often overlooked during ordinary compliance, transactions,... More Info
$501General Credit -
Rethinking the Toolbox: Charitable Giving with Noncharitable Trusts
Charitable giving through trusts has become an increasingly important planning strategy, offering opportunities to achieve philanthropic objectives while addressing complex income tax and estate planning considerations. However, evolving IRS guidance, heightened scrutiny of the Internal Revenue Code Section 642(c) deduction, and recent tax law developments require trustees and practitioners to carefully evaluate available planning options. This CLE course examines the practical use of c... More Info
$501General Credit -
Skipping Ahead Without Tripping: Hot Issues in GST Planning
Generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax planning remains one of the most technically demanding areas of estate planning, where seemingly minor drafting or allocation errors can produce significant and unintended tax consequences. This CLE course examines current issues and common pitfalls in GST planning, with a practical focus on preserving GST tax benefits while avoiding costly mistakes. The program will explore the strategic use of automatic and affirmative GST exemption allocations,... More Info
$501General Credit -
Business Succession is More than Trusts and Taxes
Successful business succession planning involves far more than legal documents, valuation issues, and tax strategies. For closely held and family-owned businesses, the greatest challenges often arise from the human dynamics that accompany the transfer of ownership and leadership from one generation to the next. Attorneys advising business owners must understand not only the legal framework of succession planning, but also the interpersonal and governance issues that can determine whether a tra... More Info
$350.75General Credit -
QSBS 2.0: Enhanced Opportunities for the Ultra-Wealthy After OBBBA
Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) continues to be one of the most powerful tax planning opportunities available to founders, investors, and high-net-worth families. Recent legislative developments under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) have created new considerations and planning opportunities that attorneys and advisors must understand when counseling clients on the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of QSBS. This CLE program will provide an overview of the requirements and... More Info
$501General Credit -
1031 Exchanges for Attorneys: A Practical Guide to Deferral, Deadlines, and Deal Risk
A 1031 exchange can preserve investment equity, increase reinvestment flexibility, and help real estate clients defer recognition of capital gain, but the rules are unforgiving. This CLE program translates Section 1031 from technical tax language into practical deal guidance. Attendees will learn how to identify a potential exchange early, how to coordinate with a Qualified Intermediary, the rules, how to spot common problems before closing and how to evaluate common Qualified Intermed... More Info
$501General Credit -
SLATitudes of Love: Planning with Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts
Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs) remain a powerful estate planning tool for clients seeking to utilize gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions while preserving indirect access to transferred assets through a spouse. This CLE program will examine the key tax, estate planning, and drafting considerations involved in creating and administering SLATs, including the use of grantor trust rules to enhance wealth transfer opportunities and strategies for maximizing the benefit... More Info
$350.75General Credit -
Use of Asset Protection Trusts for Tax Planning Purpose
As litigation exposure, creditor concerns, and wealth preservation objectives continue to shape estate planning strategies, self-settled asset protection trusts have become an increasingly valuable tool for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. This CLE program will examine the legal framework underlying these trusts, including key jurisdictional considerations, trust design features, and practical implementation issues. Attendees will gain an understanding of when a self-set... More Info
$501General Credit -
Kwong and Abdo: IRS Penalty and Interest Relief Under Section 7508A
This CLE course examines recent developments in IRS penalty and interest enforcement arising from the COVID-19 emergency period, with particular attention to the implications of the Kwong and Abdo cases, which challenge whether the IRS may assess late payment penalties and interest during a federally declared emergency. The program provides a detailed analysis of Internal Revenue Code § 7508A and its statutory framework for suspending certain tax deadlines and granting administrative relief du... More Info
$501General Credit -
Strategic 1031 Exchanges: Technical Foundations and Sophisticated Transactions
An IRC 1031 tax-deferred exchange is often viewed as a go-to-real estate tax and estate planning tool but sometimes its more valuable applications are less obvious. This CLE program goes beyond the fundamentals to explore sophisticated exchange strategies, structuring opportunities, and practical issue-spotting techniques that attorneys can use to better advise clients in real estate, tax, business, and transactional matters. Designed for attorneys with prior exposure to 1031 exchanges,... More Info
$1002General Credits -
Best Practices in Trust Planning: Estate, Tax, and Special Needs Strategies
This CLE course will introduce the use of trusts in the context of estate planning, special needs, and tax considerations. Each section of the course will introduce and explain the issues that need to be addressed in maximizing the benefits of trust planning for your clients. Significant attention will be given to the most important elements of the trust document, including but not limited to trust powers, trustee succession, and trust termination. More Info
$501General Credit -
Federal Taxation of Cannabis Businesses: Updates and the Changing Landscape
This CLE course examines the federal income tax issues that affect businesses operating in the state-regulated cannabis industry. While some states permit businesses to cultivate, manufacture, and sell cannabis within a regulated market, cannabis remains illegal under federal law. Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code disallows income tax deductions for businesses trafficking in a Schedule I controlled substance, such as cannabis. This course covers four key areas. First, it provid... More Info
$501General Credit -
High Stakes, High Standards: Tax Ethics for Every Attorney
Lawyers understand that tax is a niche practice area with unique characteristics. Its distinguishing factors include not only the technical complexity of the discipline, but also the heightened ethical standards to which practitioners must adhere. In addition to the ABA Model Rules and the ethics codes of the individual states, tax lawyers are subject to IRS Circular 230 and must understand the various potential penalties set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. For opinion practice, ta... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
Foreign Corporate Trustees: Governance, Qualifications, and Regulatory Oversight
This CLE program provides a practical, practice-oriented examination of foreign (offshore) corporate trustees, focusing on governance structures, regulatory oversight, and the fiduciary duties imposed under leading offshore trust regimes. The course addresses how professional trustees are licensed and supervised, the standards that govern trustee decision-making, and the regulatory mechanisms used to enforce compliance. Participants will gain a working understanding of how offshore cor... More Info
$501General Credit -
The Municipal Attorney's Role in Creating Affordable Housing
This CLE program provides attorneys with a practical, real-world examination of the legal and financial complexities that frequently delay or derail affordable housing developments. The course explores how major funding sources—such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding—intersect with regulatory compliance, zoning frameworks, and layered financing structures. Through a detai... More Info
$501General Credit -
Mastering Offshore Asset Protection Planning
This CLE program provides a focused, practice-oriented examination of offshore asset protection planning for attorneys advising clients with significant liability exposure. Participants will analyze key case law addressing offshore trusts in U.S. courts, including fraudulent transfer challenges, repatriation orders, and issues involving settlor control. The course compares leading offshore trust and banking jurisdictions, evaluating statutory protections, creditor remedies, and enforcem... More Info
$501General Credit -
The Attorney’s Guide to Strategic Trust Planning
This CLE program provides a practical overview of trust fundamentals for attorneys advising clients on estate planning, asset management, and incapacity planning. The course examines how trusts function as legal tools to control asset disposition, address lifetime and post-death planning objectives, and reduce the potential for conflict among beneficiaries. Participants will review the key distinctions between revocable and irrevocable trusts, including differences in control, flexibili... More Info
$501General Credit -
Tax Aspects of Civil Litigation
This CLE presentation will explain the fundamental federal income tax concepts governing the outcomes of civil litigation. This will include the tax consequences of receiving payments of monetary damages, and limitations on the deductibility of damage payments. It will also cover some specific statutory provisions that attorneys who practice civil litigation should be familiar with, such as tax-free reinvestment of damage payments, and the deductibility of investment losses due to frau... More Info
$501General Credit -
Protecting Vulnerable Plaintiffs: Special Needs Trusts, Public Benefits, and Settlement Planning
When representing plaintiffs who are vulnerable due to disability, age, or other factors, careful planning is critical to ensure that their settlement funds are protected and their eligibility for public benefits is preserved. This CLE course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal tools and strategies available to support these individuals. We will explore the key differences between Pooled First-Party Special Needs Trusts and Settlement Preservation Trusts, including how they c... More Info
$501General Credit