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Overview
Use Subtrusts to Allow Stretch IRA for Multiple Beneficiaries
The IRS has officially ended the era of "wait and see" for IRA distributions. With the release of the final regulations, your old trust templates are likely obsolete. Failure to include specific "separate share" language can now cost your clients' heirs decades of tax-deferred growth. This course provides the exact drafting snippets and regulatory analysis you need to navigate the post-SECURE Act landscape with confidence. Register today!
- Clarify the latest IRS guidance on see-through trusts and the 10-year rule.
- Draft better specific portion allocations and conduit/accumulation toggle provisions.
- Learn how to structure your trust documents to allow each sub-beneficiary to use their own RMD schedule.
Abbreviated Agenda
- The Current IRA Planning Regulatory Framework: RMDs and EDB Classification
- Separate Account Treatment: Defeating the "Legal Common Denominator" Rule
- Drafting for Deferral: Conduit vs. Accumulation Subtrusts
- The Drafting Library and PLR Risks Analysis
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arizona CPE for Accountants |
|
3.5 Total |
| New York CPE for Accountants |
|
3.5 Total |
| Washington CPE for Accountants |
|
3.5 Total |
| Wisconsin CPE for Accountants |
|
3.6 Total |
| CPE for Accountants/NASBA |
|
3.5 Total |
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CLE
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Agenda
-
The Current IRA Planning Regulatory Framework: RMDs and EDB Classification
- Final Regs on Annual Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) if the Owner Dies After the Required Beginning Date (RBD)
- Eligible Designated Beneficiary (EDB) Triage: Fast-Tracking Classification for Spouses, Minors, and the Disabled to Protect the Lifetime Stretch
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Separate Account Treatment: Defeating the "Legal Common Denominator" Rule
- The Mechanics of Achieving Separate Account Treatment via Subtrusts
- Critical Timing for Subtrust Funding to Isolate "Bad" Beneficiaries
- Administrative Carve-Out: Paying Debts Without Poisoning See-Through Status
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Drafting for Deferral: Conduit vs. Accumulation Subtrusts
- The Conduit Mandate
- Accumulation Trust Architecture: Asset Preservation for Successor Beneficiary
- AMBT Specialization: Drafting Subtrusts for Chronically Ill and Disabled Heirs
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The Drafting Library and PLR Risks Analysis
- Practical Language to Force Allocation
- PLR 202506004: Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers and Inherited IRAs
- The IRA Trust Updates/Audit Checklist
Who Should Attend
This legal course is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, fiduciaries, and paralegals will also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Paul W. Hamilton
is owner and founder of Hamilton Trust Estate & Elder Law. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of North Georgia and his J.D. degree from Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University. Mr. Hamilton is admitted to practice in the following courts: United States Court of Federal Claims, U.S. District Court for Middle District of Georgia, Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and all state courts in Georgia. He is a member of the Lowndes County Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.
Speaker bio
Michael J. Menninger
is an attorney/owner at Houck Menninger Law, LLC licensed in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Menninger has nearly 20 years of practice experience, with more than a decade focused exclusively on estate planning and related disciplines. He helps families implement simple and complex estate planning strategies, advising on tax and asset protection considerations. Mr. Menninger also works with clients planning for special needs and planning for same-sex couples. He has served as faculty for the OSBA, WealthCounsel State Forums, National Business Institute, and Strafford Publications, among other organizations, teaching on a variety of subjects, including basic estate planning, trust and estate taxation, IRA planning, and irrevocable trust modification. Outside of his professional life, Mr. Menninger is married and has four children. He serves on the Board of Directors for Charlie's Kids, Inc., a non-profit organization which advocates SIDS awareness and safe-sleep practices. Mr. Menniger is also an FC Cincinnati season ticket member.
Speaker bio
George L. Goodridge
practices law in Massachusetts and Vermont, where he works with clients in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business law. He has represented clients in a variety of matters in state and federal courts involving will contests, actions to terminate and modify trusts, guardianships and conservatorships. Mr. Goodridge works closely with estate planning clients to implement a comprehensive plan that meets the family's goals and advises fiduciaries about probate, estate taxes, trust funding and administration. He serves as counsel to nonprofit organizations and has a particular interest in working with land trusts and private landowners on land protection projects. Mr. Goodridge earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law and an LL.M. in taxation from Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Vermont, U.S. Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Speaker bio
Ellen M. Deeter
is an attorney in Indianapolis. Her practice is focused on estate planning and administration; estate, trust, and elder law mediation; expert witness services in trust and estate litigation matters; and consulting services for fiduciaries. Prior to going into the private practice of law, Ms. Deeter spent 35 years working for bank trust departments, where she worked in a variety of roles, including trust and estate administration, fiduciary income taxation, estate and gift taxation, and as in-house trust counsel. The last 18 years of her trust department career were spent with The National Bank of Indianapolis, from which she retired in 2013. Ms. Deeter is admitted to practice in the state of Indiana and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. She earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame; and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis (now known as the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law). In addition to being an attorney and a registered civil mediator, Ms. Deeter obtained her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification in 1984 and her CERTIIFIED TRUST and FINANCIAL ADVISOR™ designation in 1992, both of which she maintained until 2022.
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