Planning to avoid, or at least minimize, gift and estate taxes can be daunting. That statement has never been truer than it is in 2023. The IRS often challenges tax benefits claimed by taxpayers implementing new or revised estate planning techniques and strategies and sometimes even formulates new theories by which to undermine or eliminate more traditional tax planning approaches. ...

Directed trusts, largely unknown in the United States just a few decades ago, are becoming quite common. Many states have adopted statutes to establish a framework for the operation of directed trusts, and courts are sometimes called upon to resolve messy disputes among trust protectors, Trustees and beneficiaries. We’ll discuss the unique drafting challenges, liability risks and other issues that ...

Directed trusts, largely unknown in the United States just a few decades ago, are becoming quite common. Many states have adopted statutes to establish a framework for the operation of directed trusts, and courts are sometimes called upon to resolve messy disputes among trust protectors, Trustees and beneficiaries. We’ll discuss the unique drafting challenges, liability risks and other issues that ...

Co-sponsored by BlackRock   SECURE Act 2.0 is the most substantial retirement plan legislation in the last 15 years. It includes 92 provisions that will impact retirement plans over the next decade. Join us as we discuss multiple provisions in this legislation, including: Higher catch-up limits Increasing Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age Expansion of Roth provisions New tax credits And ...

Co-sponsored by BlackRock   SECURE Act 2.0 is the most substantial retirement plan legislation in the last 15 years. It includes 92 provisions that will impact retirement plans over the next decade. Join us as we discuss multiple provisions in this legislation, including: Higher catch-up limits Increasing Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age Expansion of Roth provisions New tax credits And ...

Co-sponsored by BlackRock   SECURE Act 2.0 is the most substantial retirement plan legislation in the last 15 years. It includes 92 provisions that will impact retirement plans over the next decade. Join us as we discuss multiple provisions in this legislation, including: Higher catch-up limits Increasing Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age Expansion of Roth provisions New tax credits And ...

Co-sponsored by BlackRock   SECURE Act 2.0 is the most substantial retirement plan legislation in the last 15 years. It includes 92 provisions that will impact retirement plans over the next decade. Join us as we discuss multiple provisions in this legislation, including: Higher catch-up limits Increasing Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age Expansion of Roth provisions New tax credits And ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought historically high estate and gift tax exemptions. With the seemingly inevitable “sunset” of the Act looming on the horizon, spousal lifetime access trusts (“SLATS”) have been widely promoted in recent years as the best “have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too” estate planning strategy out there. In this program, we’ll explore several aspects of the design, creation and administration ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought historically high estate and gift tax exemptions. With the seemingly inevitable “sunset” of the Act looming on the horizon, spousal lifetime access trusts (“SLATS”) have been widely promoted in recent years as the best “have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too” estate planning strategy out there. In this program, we’ll explore several aspects of the design, creation and administration ...

There’s a wide variety of fiduciary income tax laws among the states. In fact, many states have no fiduciary income tax at all or have a fiduciary income tax regime that is easily avoided. Given these facts, and considering our mobile society, estate planning professionals need to be conversant with how to structure estate planning vehicles and transactions to minimize ...

There’s a wide variety of fiduciary income tax laws among the states. In fact, many states have no fiduciary income tax at all or have a fiduciary income tax regime that is easily avoided. Given these facts, and considering our mobile society, estate planning professionals need to be conversant with how to structure estate planning vehicles and transactions to minimize ...

What changes should you make to your investments in 2024? Join us as we discuss: Investment changes at The Trust Company of Tennessee to position client accounts for the future. Investment themes we think will drive markets in 2024. Future return assumptions for stocks, bonds, and real assets. Steps to take for your retirement plan and personal accounts.   Featured ...