Mississippi CLE - Tax Law Courses
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Pre and Post-Nup Clauses to Address Trust Issues
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements (“agreements”) are ubiquitous in matrimonial practice. In order to achieve optimum results for clients, it is beneficial for agreements to be drafted using an interdisciplinary approach. A key area where it is important to keep cross-disciplinary concerns at the forefront is with respect to trusts and how they may be impacted by marital agreements. This CLE course will review common marital agreement provisions (prenuptial and post-nuptial agreemen... More Info
$501General Credit -
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
$501General Credit -
Religion and Estate Planning
Planning a client’s estate involves more than just the transfer of wealth. To draft a customized plan that achieves a client’s unique goals requires an understanding the client’s values and convictions, and in many cases, his or her religious beliefs. A recent Gallup Poll on the role of religion in the United States, 37% of respondents self-identified as “Highly Religious.” That same year Americans donated upwards of $127B to support religious organizations and causes. Yet despite the central... More Info
$501General Credit -
Section 2704 Proposed Regulations: Practical Planning Implications and Opportunities
Long-anticipated Section 2704 Proposed Regulations could have a dramatic impact on estate planning by significantly restricting or eliminating valuation discounts. Within the broader context of the current political backdrop and possible election outcomes, this CLE presentation will review: What the proposed regulations mean How to identify and inform clients impacted What will change for 2016 year-end planning Are cascading GRATs still optimal? Practical planning suggestions for y... More Info
$501General Credit -
Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (“SLATs”): A Key Planning Tool
SLAT planning can provide tremendous planning benefits for many married clients. With proper tailoring for the current environment, a useful default estate and financial planning strategy is to employ non-reciprocal spousal lifetime access trusts (“SLATs”). This can provide a flexible framework for a wide range of clients and can achieve an array of planning goals. The technique can be adapted for modest estates needing life insurance trusts, to ultra-high net worth clients requiring... More Info
$501General Credit -
Tax Aspects of International Estate Planning
The United States is reported to be the world’s greatest financial and tax havens. Investors from around the world are purchasing real property and assets in the United States. Additionally, U.S. citizens and residents deploy their capital around the world for investment and personal reasons. This CLE seminar will familiarize attorneys with the basic tax issues involved in international estate planning. More Info
$501General 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
$501General Credit -
Tax Law Logic for Non Tax Lawyers
Taxation is an issue that is pervasive in the practice of law. For those who pay taxes, file tax returns, or may be subject to those duties it’s useful, if not critical, to understand the principles underlying the processes on which IRS and other tax authorities will judge whether any or more is owed, or even whether a crime has been committed. Tax law and tax assessments are based on principles that are bedrock for testing and protecting one’s own tax positions and essential for succe... More Info
$501General Credit -
Tax Reform: Estate Planning In the New Environment
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made changes to the transfer tax regime that were few in number but great in importance. The foremost change was the increase of the lifetime coupled estate and gift tax exemption to approximately $11.4 million per person, opening up myriad tax planning possibilities for the high net worth and ultra-high net worth. Perhaps equally important was what the TCJA did not change: the annual gift and GST tax exemption regimes, the Section 1014 basis adjustment, and the por... More Info
$501General Credit -
Tax, Financial and Legal Implications of Elder Care Planning
This CLE program will discuss Medicaid and Elder Care planning and how the various tax, legal and financial considerations should be incorporated into an effective elder care plan. Elizabeth Forspan will discuss the asset and income requirements for Medicaid long term care eligibility. She will discuss various tax issues that often arise in the context of elder care planning, such as basis issues and real estate tax exemptions. Elizabeth will also give an overview of what the ideal elder car... More Info
$501General Credit