Estate Planning

Did you realize estate tax planning doesn’t end with death? Many practitioners rightfully focus on the variety of inter vivos options clients can choose from. However, after death there’s plenty of work remaining beyond mere reactionary compliance. The options and choices are meaningful…

The last several years have seen a flurry of changes for retirement accounts. These include changes for employers, savers, retirees, and post-mortem beneficiaries. A near constant flow of regulation and guidance to implement changes from Congress provides both clarification and complication…

This session will focus on comparing the mathematics of various common estate tax planning strategies in the current environment. Specifically, it will cover: GRATs, IDGT sales, SCINs, private annuities, the "tax burn," and GST exemption leverage. Income tax basis considerations will be included…