With different tax rates for individuals and trusts, tax planning takes on more importance. New legislation increases the importance of generating new ideas for financial planning and saving for retirement. The purpose of this course is to explore practical tax-planning ideas that practitioners can use to assist clients with their needs. This course is crucial for CPAs who are looking for good ideas that can save clients money! Continually updated for legislative developments.
DESIGNED FOR
All practitioners, especially those who want to provide the best up-to-the-minute tax advice
BENEFITS
- Understand life insurance for both income and estate planning
- Identify strategies that are effective following estate and gift tax reform
- Understand options available to baby boomers as they reach retirement in light of Social Security
- Prepare for potential legislative changes to retirement and estate planning
HIGHLIGHTS
- Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation
- The SECURE Act, including IRA and RMD changes, reviewing beneficiaries, and discussing strategies to mitigate the elimination of the stretch IRA in light of new 2022 proposed regulations
- Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption by the TCJA in light of April 2022 proposed regulations
- Considerations when selling a principal residence
- Tax benefits of HSAs
- An overview of the mechanics and practical considerations of Donor Advised Funds
- A historical overview of virtual currency as well as increased IRS scrutiny on the tax implications of such transactions
- The best new income tax and estate-planning ideas, including items from tax reform
- The changing Social Security landscape: what it means for planning
- Creative charitable giving strategies
- Financial planning strategies
- Maximizing retirement plan benefits
- Using intentionally defective grantor trusts
- Miscellaneous tax-planning techniques that can add up to significant tax savings
- How to use the whole family for tax savings
- Life insurance
- Up-to-the-minute ideas reflecting new tax law changes in cases, regulations, and rulings
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
PREREQUISITES
Basic course in individual income tax, Social Security, and estate planning
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Qualifies for CFP credit
- Qualifies for IRS credit