Estate Planning Roadmap 2019-2020: Planning before the 2020 Election; State Income Taxation of Trusts; Aging and Longevity


While no one can predict the 2020 election, there is a possibility of a shift of control in Washington to consider.

In addition, changes in demographic trends, and increasing elder financial abuse, the challenges to estate planners have become ever more complex. This Webinar will explore various planning strategies that practitioners may employ to help clients capitalize on the estate tax environment created by the 2017 tax act, with consideration of these newer developments and trends affecting income tax planning, asset protection planning, drafting conventions and more.

Planning before 2020 Election

Consider Modifying Planning in Light of Possible Democratic Estate Tax ; Use Temporary Exemptions Before they Disappear; No Clawback; Perhaps, Only One (Not Both) Spouses Should Make Gifts?; Variations of Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (โ€œDAPTsโ€) May Be Vital for Moderate Wealth Clients to Preserve Exemption; Create New Grantor Trusts to Freeze Estate Values and Enhance GST Benefits; Use Non-Grantor Trusts for Planning Benefits; Use Non-Grantor Trust for Asset Protection Planning for Moderate Wealth Physician Clients; Create a Non-Grantor Trust for Charitable Contribution Deductions for Moderate Income Client; Converting/Toggling from Grantor to Non-Grantor Status; Non-Grantor Trusts with Spousal Access Without Tainting Non-Grantor Status; Donโ€™t Dismiss Using Non-Grantor Trusts to Enhance 199A; Not Every Trust Should be a Non-Grantor Trust.

State Income Taxation of Trusts

Reconsider Existing and Future Trust Planning in Light of the Broader Implications of Kaestner; Create a Non-Grantor Trust in a Trust Friendly State to Save State Income Taxes; Proactively Restructure Trusts and Fiduciary Positions; New Spin on the Beneficiary Defective Irrevocable Trust (โ€œBDITโ€) to Save State Income Taxes.

Aging and Longevity

Factor Life Expectancy of Wealthy Clients into planning.


Speakers

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Sean P. Healy, Esq. is an attorney in private practice. He has presented numerous continuing legal education seminars on Firearms Law and National Firearms Act Trusts to both judges and lawyers, and has given televised interviews on firearms matters and other subjects. He is also a concealed handgun instructor and an NRA-Certified Instructor and Training Counselor, with multiple certifications.

Mr. Healyโ€™s law practice focuses on business law, civil litigation, family law, representation of property ownersโ€™ associations, and firearms and aviation matters. He is a co-author of The Legal Guide to NFA Firearms and Gun Trusts: Keeping Safe at the Range and in the Courtroom โ€“ The Definitive Guide to Forming and Operating a Gun Trust, and a co-author of InterActive Legalโ€™s Firearms Trust Planning drafting system.

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Amanda joined InterActive Legal in August 2020 and serves as a Content Support Specialist. Amanda holds a B.S. in Paralegal Studies, A.S. in Paralegal Studies Magna Cum Laude and a Paralegal Certificate from Liberty University and Bristol Community College.
She has worked as a Paralegal for six years with experience in Estate Planning, Probate of Estates, Estate and Trust Administration, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Health Care Proxy Affirmations and Commitments.

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