Download or read book Estate Planning for the SECURE Act written by Cpa Jd Blase and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-06 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book updates the author's 2020 book, Estate Planning for IRAs and 401Ks: A Handbook for Individuals, Advisors and Attorneys, with material relevant to the 2021 Build Back Better Act. The first six chapters of the book are designed primarily for individuals and their advisors, while the last chapter is intended primarily for estate planning attorneys, and includes both explanatory information and sample forms. Mr. Blase, a practicing attorney and law school professor in the estate planning field for over 40 years, is the author of over 75 articles and two books in the estate planning and tax areas.
Download or read book Estate Planning for IRAs And 401Ks written by James Blase and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commentators appear to be almost uniform in proclaiming the demise of so-called stretch IRAs and other defined contribution plan benefits, including 401Ks, after the SECURE Act was signed into law by the President in late December of 2020. Before 2020, designated beneficiaries could receive benefits from IRAs and 401Ks over their entire lifetimes. The new rule, however, is that, with certain exceptions (including a surviving spouses), the IRA and 401K benefits must be paid out within 10 years of the account owner's death. For example, a child having a 30-year life expectancy, who previously could have received the IRA or 401K benefits over 30 years, must now fully withdraw the benefits within 10 years of the account owner's death. Under the new law, not only must all of the tax on the IRA and 401K benefits be paid out much earlier than previously, but the income tax rate payable on the benefits will likely be much higher than it was before, because the taxable benefits will now be bundled into the recipient's or recipients' peak earning years. Written for individuals, advisors and attorneys alike, this new handbook addresses all of these issues, and presents stratgegies for minimizing the new SECURE Act income taxes on IRAs and 401Ks. The book concludes with an examination of drafting strategies attorneys and advisors can utilize for their clients in order to allow them to leave assets in trusts designed to protect their children, not only during the children's minority, but also during their adult years from potential issues such as divorce, lawsuits and estate taxes, all while continuing to minimize the children's exposure to "SECURE Act income taxes." ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Blase is a 38-year experienced estate planning attorney with offices in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also an adjunct professor in the Villanova University School of Law graduate tax program, and in the St. Louis University School of Law. Jim spent the first 17 years of his legal career with the St. Louis law firms Thompson Coburn (then Thompson Mitchell) and Armstrong Teasdale, the latter where he also served as chair of the firm's Trusts & Estates department. He is a 1981 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, where he served as Managing Editor on the Notre Dame Law Review, and a 1982 graduate of the New York University Law School Graduate Program in Taxation, where he served as Graduate Editor on the Tax Law Review. Jim also owns a Certified Public Accountant certificate from the State of Missouri. The author of over 50 articles for various tax and estate planing professional publications, Jim is also the author of the 2017 book "Optimum Estate Planning: Explanation and Sample Forms," and the 2019 books "Keep it for Your Children: Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 Western Trip," and "St. Jacinta of Fatima: The Good Shepherdess."
Download or read book Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits written by Natalie B. Choate and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tools Techniques of Estate Planning 21st Edition written by STEPHAN R. LEIMBERG and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools and Techniques of Estate Planning covers all aspects of estate planning, from behavioral and ethical issues to estate and gift tax planning, to planning for nontraditional couples and the risk of health issues for aging clients. With topics that are applicable for both large and small estates, this title enables estate planners to: Help clients plan every aspect of their estate, including tax, investment, insurance, and estate administration decisions; Help clients effectively preserve their assets under current law; Handle a wide variety of estates and specific circumstances; and save significant amounts of time with exclusive estate planning tools. This book features easy-to-understand, real-world examples from expert authors on which techniques are best suited for a wide variety of circumstances, and equally important advice on how to avoid future problems. New in the 21st Edition: Thoroughly updated including the latest Secure Act 2.0 changes and five new chapters. SECURE Act 2.0 Proposed Regulations and Secure 2.0 Act changes, such as the new required minimum distribution ages Employee Stock Ownership Plan changes when RMDs must be paid out after the death of the account holder proposed regulations interpreting the 10 year rule differently when decedent dies before reaching the required beginning date versus after o starting in 2024, additional incentives if the trust is a conduit trust for a surviving spouse starting in 2024, how Roth employer plans won't be subject to mandatory distributions during their lifetime how SECURE Act 2.0 encourages expansion of vesting, eligibility and establishment of qualified retirement plans o a provision that incentivizes small employers to make military spouses eligible for plan participation and matching sooner than they would otherwise have to A new chapter 32, Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT), including the advantages and disadvantages and potential uses A new chapter 35, Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trusts, explaining the advantages of a BDOT, including how they allow the shifting of the income tax burden to the powerholder without having to make a distribution A new chapter 44, Using Formula Powers of Appointment/Optimal Basis Increase Trusts (OBITs), discussing how it can be used to avoid a step down in basis and an increase in estate or GST tax A new chapter 60, Planning with Roth Retirement Accounts, which explains the two key advantages of Roth IRAs over traditional IRAs, as well as the impact of conversions on the beneficiary designation and estate plan and how trusts for the two types of plans may be drafted differently A new chapter 66, Community Property Trusts, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of creating these trusts A fully revised chapter on Planning with S Corporations, including recent IRS taxpayer-friendly guidance on inadvertent S corporation terminations with simplified procedures An update on state laws, including the states that have adopted the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act and states that still have inheritance and/or estate taxes, as well as states that now permit "legal suicide" Revisions to the chapter on planning opportunities for family members are not U.S. citizens, including a list of countries that have estate or gift tax treaties with the United States Topics Covered: Overview of estate planning, including ethical and malpractice issues Ownership and transfer of property, including Uniform Transfer to Minors Act, power of appointment, wills and probate Estate taxes, gift taxes and generation-skipping transfer tax Trusts including grantor retained interest trusts, QTIP trusts and marital deduction trusts Life insurance, including life insurance trusts Business transfers such as split interest purchase of property, buy-sell business agreements, limited liability companies and S corporations Retirement issues such as pension plans, 401k plans, individual retirement plans and SEPs Planning for aging and health care challenges, including health care documents and issues related to blended families Valuations of assets, including digital assets, as well as issues related to non-U.S. persons As with all of the resources in the highly acclaimed Leimberg Library, every area covered in this book is accompanied by the tools, techniques, practice tips, and examples you can use to help your clients successfully navigate the complex course of estate planning and confidently meet their needs.
Download or read book The Tools and Techniques of Estate Planning 20th Edition written by Stephan Leimberg and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tools & Techniques of Estate Planning covers all aspects of estate planning, from behavioral and ethical issues to estate and gift tax planning, to planning for nontraditional couples and the risk of health issues for aging clients. With topics that are applicable for both large and small estates, this title enables estate planners to: Help clients plan every aspect of their estate, including tax, investment, insurance, and estate administration decisions; Help clients effectively preserve their assets under current law; Handle a wide variety of estates and specific circumstances; and Save significant amounts of time with exclusive estate planning tools. This book features easy-to-understand, real-world examples from expert authors on which techniques are best suited for a wide variety of circumstances, and equally important advice on how to avoid future problems. New in the 20th Edition: There have been several updates in tax legislation since the release of the prior edition, many of which affect estate planning. When rules change, every estate planner must stay completely up-to-date with all the opportunities--and pitfalls--arising from the new legislation. This edition features: Updates resulting from the SECURE Act, affecting qualified retirement plans; New information on COVID-19 related tax changes for employee benefit plans; Employee retention credit under the CARES Act; Coverage of new IRS valuation tables in addition to the prior valuation tables; Updated ERISA compliance and reporting requirements; and Updated tax information, including the new 2021 COVID-19 stimulus and CAA bills. Topics Covered: Practice of estate planning Choosing the right professionals for estate planning Ownership and transfer of property Estate, gift, GST, and income tax considerations for estate planning The use of revocable and irrevocable trusts in estate planning The use of life insurance in estate planning Planning for incapacity and special needs Valuations issues Charitable giving Using employee benefits to meet estate planning goals Intra-family wealth transfers and business succession planning And more! See the "Table of Contents" section for a full list of topics As with all of the resources in the highly acclaimed Leimberg Library, every area covered in this book is accompanied by the tools, techniques, practice tips, and examples you can use to help your clients successfully navigate the complex course of estate planning and confidently meet their needs.
Download or read book Retirement the Right Way written by Clint Haynes and published by . This book was released on 2022-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retirement is one of the most significant changes that can happen over the course of a human life. So why don't we give it the thought and attention it deserves? Most of us focus just on the financial piece, and getting across the finish line. But what will it really mean for you to exit the workforce and retire?Clint Haynes' seminal book offers a balanced perspective on retiring. In it, you will hear from folks of all walks of life, how they navigated their retirement transition, and what they learned about themselves in the process. It includes 27 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Retire that will challenge you to look at your blind spots and help clarify and simplify your future.RETIREMENT THE RIGHT WAY is your comprehensive roadmap to retiring well. It collaborates with you to design your best plan for a smooth, secure transition into retirement... and how to enjoy it fully once you're in.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Estate Planning for a Family with a Special Needs Child written by Sebastian V. Grassi, Jr. and published by ALI-ABA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Living Trust Estate Plan written by Harvey J. Platt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised fifth edition from estate-planning expert Harvey J. Platt details the most up-to-date strategies for using a living trust to create a flexible estate plan. Platt explains the latest tax laws, including the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the broadening of statutes for amending trusts, and the rule against perpetuities (RAP). Platt also addresses updates on many existing topics, including lifetime exemptions; the estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax; charitable deductions; state estate tax savings; and private annuities. Your Living Trust & Estate Plan maps out the most effective techniques for saving money and property and covers the essentials of successful estate planning. Other resources frequently overlook vital areas such as unlocking the benefits of living trusts, protecting beneficiaries, using life insurance, handling retirement benefits properly, and fixing inadequate estate planning postmortem, but Your Living Trust is the complete guide. This invaluable resource will teach you how to maximize your family’s assets, plan your estate, and provide for your loved ones well into the future.
Download or read book JK Lasser s New Rules for Estate Retirement and Tax Planning written by Stewart H. Welch, III and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular handbook to estate planning, now updated for 2018 Since its first publication in 2002, New Rules for Estate, Retirement, and Tax Planning has sold more than 40,000 copies, providing a solid, accessible introduction to estate planning for any age or income bracket. Now in its sixth edition, Estate, Retirement, and Tax Planning continues this tradition, covering such topics as trusts, donations, life insurance, and wills in easy-to-understand language that offers valuable insights and solid strategies to help you preserve your wealth and plan your estate so that your assets go where you want with a minimum of taxes and government interference. This comprehensive guide answers such common questions as: How much do I need to retire comfortably? How do I protect my children’s inheritance? How do I ensure planned donations are made after I’m gone? And many more. The Sixth Edition is also fully updated to reflect changes following the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, so that you can learn how new regulations could impact your inheritance and trusts. Other notable features include advice on working with elderly parents and introducing financial planning to children and teenagers, in addition to a list of professional advisers and a glossary of estate planning terms. Understand estate planning and obtain solid strategies for growing your wealth Explore asset protection and succession planning strategies Discover how recent updates to the tax code could affect you and your heirs Stay informed of any relevant law changes with an author-managed web site Estate, Retirement, and Tax Planning contains a wealth of valuable information for any adult who needs help planning their financial future, from the established professional heading toward retirement, to the young adult looking to understand the basics. Wherever you are in your journey, use Estate, Retirement, and Tax Planning to ensure your legacy is protected.
Download or read book Practical Guide to Estate Planning 2021 Edition written by Ray D Madoff and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Guide to Estate Planning provides an overview of estate planning, offering the widest discussion on planning principles and tools from the simple to the sophisticated. This book is not lacking in detail, as witnessed by its well-annotated collection of forms that will appeal to many experienced estate planners. The layout of this book reflects its emphasis on simplicity and clarity. Its scope includes a general overview of the estate planning process. It then addresses the rules involved in estate planning and the various ways in which estates may be structured to achieve desired tax effects. It goes on to discuss gifts, and some of the more specialized areas of estate planning, including generation-skipping transfer tax rules and charitable planning, which encompass the use of private foundations and split-interest trusts. Finally, Practical Guide to Estate Planning contains a set of estate planning forms. Included are a living trust, an irrevocable life insurance trust, an annual exclusion trust, a pour-over will, a will with outright dispositions, a codicil, a living will, a charitable remainder unitrust, a durable power of attorney, a health care proxy, a qualified personal residence trust (QPRT) and a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). The authors provide alternative drafting options as well as comprehensive annotations that can be used as quick references that explain why and how these devices operate. This reference, with its wealth of basic information as well as its impressive assortment of forms and supporting materials, offers something of interest for everyone. Its clarity and organization, augmented by well-constructed examples, practice tips, diagrams and charts, make it a work that will be useful to both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner in the field. The 2021 edition addresses the rules involved in estate planning, the various ways in which estates may be structured to achieve desired tax effects, and a new section discussing deductibility of cash gifts to public charities under the coronavirus (COVID-19) legislation. In addition, the chapter entitled "Estate Planning with Retirement Benefits" contains complete coverage of the SECURE Act.
Download or read book Secure Your Legacy written by Richard J. Shapiro J.D. and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine building a new home without a set of blueprintssounds absurd, doesnt it? Its no different than creating an estate plan without establishing planning goals, but far too often people engage in estate planning without thinking about what they want to accomplish. In Secure Your Legacy, attorney Richard J. Shapiro tackles the daunting aspects of estate planning and elder law. He answers questions such as: How do you determine if you need a will or a trust (or both)? Whats the difference between a revocable and irrevocable trust? How do you protect assets if you need long-term care? How do you reduce your exposure to estate taxes? He also shares tips on planning for a child with special needs, transferring a business, and ensuring a beloved pet is taken care of if you die or become incapacitated. He also explains why you should never create an estate plan online. Filled with real-world examples, this guide gives you the critical information you need to work with an attorney to create an estate plan that protects you and your loved ones.
Download or read book Passing the Torch written by Mike Cohn and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1992 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Everything Wills Estate Planning Book written by Deborah S Layton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans donÆt have a will. They avoid estate planning because they donÆt want to think about death or they think itÆs too complicated. But this easy-to-follow guide takes the mystery out of the process. This book shows readers how easy it can be to plan for security and peace of mind. Readers learn how to write a will, create an estate plan, designate executors, choose trusts, reduce tax liabilities, and distribute their assets. Other features include: A glossary of legal terms Advice for protecting families from creditors Guidance for unmarried partners The important role of charitable giving in your estate plan This book provides sound advice for planning retirement and managing assets at any age and income level. It also includes completely new information on: Updated tax, IRA, and Roth details Charitable giving opportunities for reducing taxes and leaving a legacy Instruction for keeping plans up to date as the readers age An estate planning checklist
Download or read book The IRA and Retirement Plan Owner s Guide to Beating the New Death Tax written by James Lange and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Estate Planning and Drafting written by JEFFREY N. PENNELL and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated through August 1, 2020, the third edition of Pennell's Estate Planning and Drafting focuses on every-day planning for "middle-rich" clients. For example: Traditional planning for couples who may not have as much wealth as double the basic exclusion amount but who anticipate that the exclusion amount may decline in the future. They must consider whether to qualify 100% of the estate of the first to die for the marital deduction (and defer all taxes), or instead to shelter the unified credit of the first to die in a nonmarital trust. In either case they also need to decide whether to elect portability for any unused exclusion amount. A sharper focus on family trust planning for clients with enough wealth to worry about protecting their beneficiaries (and wealth) but for whom sophisticated tax-minimization techniques are not needed. A new brief explanation of Code Chapter 14 illustrates its application but notes that most middle-rich clients will not stumble into estate freezing techniques. The coverage of retirement benefits is updated to reflect the SECURE Act changes to the required-minimum-distribution rules, and elimination of most stretch-payout planning. The chapter on charitable giving is streamlined and simplified in recognition that most middle-rich clients do not make extensive use of private foundations or split-interest trusts. Information about postmortem planning and fiduciary administration stresses state and federal income taxation and state death taxation in situations that do not trigger federal wealth transfer taxation. The text explains essential tax fundamentals that inform traditional techniques (e.g. Crummey powers), without overemphasis on the tax-oriented practices that led to their original adoption. There are over 100 pages of annotated forms illustrating basic planning documents, including a pour over will, self-trusteed declaration of trust, irrevocable life insurance trust, family and marital deduction trusts, and a third-party special needs trust.
Download or read book Estate Planning written by William P. Streng and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan ahead: estate planning to secure your wishes Estate Planning is your overview of the estate planning concepts that are necessary to consider when advising your clients about the different facets of wealth transfer planning. This fundamental reference presents the basic estate, gift, and trust planning ideas in a descriptive and accessible manner—allowing you to easily and conveniently access the information you need when you need it. This essential text covers the development of estate planning strategies for your clients, the fundamentals of the federal transfer tax system, relevant federal income tax rules, lifetime donative asset transfers, gratuitous property transfers at death, generation-skipping transfers, special property transfer planning considerations, and post-mortem planning. When done effectively, estate planning enables your clients to make both lifetime and testamentary transfers of assets to beneficiaries of their choice. In the process, strategic, successful estate planning strategies conserve wealth for these beneficiaries, who are often family members of the client. Leveraging the right methods of estate planning can ensure that you achieve your client's objectives. Explore the fundamentals of estate planning as they relate to wealth transfer planning Dive into special property transfer planning considerations, including community property, life insurance, charitable transfers, closely held corporations, etc. Better serve your clients by having access to relevant, easy to navigate information on estate planning best practices Reinforce these new ideas with a comprehensive test bank Estate Planning is your guide to estate planning concepts that help you protect your assets during wealth transfer—and prepare for your assets to change hands as smoothly as possible.
Download or read book J K Lasser s New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning written by Harold I. Apolinsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-03-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to planning an estate under today's tax rules When it comes to your estate--no matter how big or small it may be--you shouldn't leave anything to chance. Proper planning is necessary to protect both your assets and your heirs. Estate Planning Law Specialist Harold Apolinsky and expert financial planner Stewart Welch III know this better than anyone else, and in the Revised and Updated Edition of J.K. Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning, they offer valuable advice and solid strategies to help you plan your estate under today's tax rules as well as preserve your wealth. Packed with up-to-the-minute facts, this practical resource covers important issues, such as: * How new legislation will impact inheritances and trusts * Estate and generation-skipping tax planning * The role of wills, executors, and trusts * Treatment of charitable contributions * The do's and don'ts of gifting * Life insurance and retirement planning Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book will show you how to efficiently arrange your estate today so that you can leave more to those you care about tomorrow.
