GA Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

Trusts in Georgia From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
John Strupe
David McGuffey
Wallace Nichols
With John P. Strupe from Stewart, Melvin & Frost, LLP + 2 others
Recorded December 02, 2024
Product ID 99772

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Overview

The Ultimate Pros and Cons Guide to Top Wealth Planning Techniques

Planning your clients' financial future and legacy is diverse and complex, with a unique tool for every unique client situation. In this fast-paced comprehensive program, our faculty will guide you through the plethora of trust options and give you a straightforward, incisive analysis of when and how each can be used for maximum effect. Explore the goals, functions, administration hurdles, and tax implications of the top trusts in the practice. Choose the best tool for the job every time - register today!

  • Weigh all the pros and cons to select the best trust options for specific client situations.
  • Anticipate tax consequences of various trusts.
  • Use sample trust language our faculty provide to save drafting time and avoid mistakes.
  • Clarify the powers and duties of trustees in different trusts.
  • Compare living and testamentary trusts for straightforward estate planning.
  • Distinguish between accounting and taxable income and learn how trust income tax is reported.
  • Understand how recent tax laws changed the practice of marital trusts and learn when they are still useful.
  • Review common ethical missteps that can cost you your license - and how to avoid them.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. What are Trusts? Main Trust Principles
  2. Simple Testamentary Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts
  3. Tax Reduction with Trusts
  4. Generation Skipping/Dynasty Trusts
  5. Charitable Trusts
  6. Special Needs Trusts (SNTs)
  7. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 99772

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. What are Trusts? Main Trust Principles

    1. Trust Terms, Concepts, and Definitions
    2. Key Parties in a Trust and Their Roles
    3. The Laws of Trust Creation and Administration (UTC, UPA, UPIA, etc.)
    4. Trust Revocability and its Implications
    5. Trust Funding Basics
    6. Creditor Rights in Regards to Trusts
    7. Does the Client Need a Trust?

  2. Simple Testamentary Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts

    1. When are Testamentary Trusts Used?
    2. Living vs. Testamentary Trusts for Tax Purposes
    3. Trust Funding Mistakes and Consequences
    4. Top Trust Administration Issues
    5. Sample Trust Language

  3. Tax Reduction with Trusts

    1. Current State and Federal Tax Regime
    2. Taxation of Trusts: Transfer and Income
    3. Accounting vs. Taxable Income
    4. Tax Consequences of Distributions
    5. Tax Implications of a Trust Becoming Irrevocable
    6. Accumulation Distribution for Some Complex Trusts
    7. Material Participation by Trusts
    8. Tax Consequences of Trusts in Estate Administration

  4. Generation Skipping/Dynasty Trusts

    1. GST Tax and Other Tax Considerations
    2. When are Dynasty Trusts Used?
    3. Trustee Powers and Duties and Administration Challenges
    4. Exceptions to the Rules
    5. Sample Trust Language

  5. Charitable Trusts

    1. When are Charitable Trusts Used?
    2. CRTs vs. CLTs
    3. Tax Planning, Requirements, and Consequences
    4. Trustee Powers and Duties and Administration Issues
    5. Exceptions to the Rules
    6. Charitable Planning in Smaller Estates
    7. Sample Trust Language

  6. Special Needs Trusts (SNTs)

    1. When are SNTs Used? (SNTs vs. ABLE Act Accounts)
    2. Types of SNTs
    3. Tax Consequences of SNTs
    4. Preserving Benefits Eligibility
    5. Trustee Powers and Duties (What Can the Distributions be Used for?)
    6. Sample Trust Language

  7. Legal Ethics

    1. Who Is Your Client? The Most Important Question in Trusts Practice
    2. Top Legal Malpractice Risks
    3. Testator Capacity Issues
    4. Dealing with Trust Beneficiaries
    5. Protecting Confidentiality
    6. Preventing Fiduciary Misconduct

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for the professionals involved in creating and administering trusts:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants and CPAs
  • Trust Officers
  • Tax Managers
  • Wealth Managers

Speakers

John P Strupe
John P.
Strupe
Stewart, Melvin & Frost, LLP
David L McGuffey
David L.
McGuffey
Elder Law Practice of David L. McGuffey, LLC
Wallace R Nichols
Wallace R.
Nichols
Asset Guidance Group, LLC
Speaker bio
John P Strupe

John P. Strupe

Stewart, Melvin & Frost, LLP
John Strupe

is an attorney with Stewart, Melvin & Frost, LLP, where his practice areas include estate planning and wealth transfer, taxation, business succession, probate, asset protection planning, and business planning. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Strupe is admitted to practice in Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia (Taxation Section). Mr. Strupe earned his B.B.A. degree from Georgia State University, his Master of Professional Accountancy from Georgia State University, his Master of Taxation from Georgia State University, his J.D. degree from the Georgia State University College of Law, and his L.LM. degree from the University of Florida.

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David L McGuffey

David L. McGuffey

Elder Law Practice of David L. McGuffey, LLC
David McGuffey

is in private practice with the Elder Law Practice of David L. McGuffey, LLC located in Dalton, Georgia. He limits his practice to elder law and special needs law. Much of Mr. McGuffey's practice is devoted to helping individuals with chronic health conditions, and to find, get and pay for good long-term care. He is certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. In 2021, Mr. McGuffey launched the educational website EzElderLaw.com. As of now, EzElderLaw has more than 1,000 pages of information available to its readers with more coming almost every day. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Georgia State University. Mr. McGuffey is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and various local bar associations. He is a past chair of the State Bar of Georgia's Elder Law Section and the Tennessee Bar Association's Elder Law section.

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Wallace R Nichols

Wallace R. Nichols

Asset Guidance Group, LLC
Wallace Nichols

MBA, JD, CFP® Professional is the Founder & Principal of Asset Guidance Group, LLC in Roswell, Georgia. He is an attorney, author and financial advisor, in which his practice consists of estate planning, VA pension planning, and elder law. Mr. Nichols is a financial and legal educator. Besides being an educator, he is a wealth, estate, and financial planner licensed to practice around the nation. Mr. Nichols holds FINRA Series 7 & 66 licenses. He is a registered investment advisor with the SEC and Georgia Secretary of State's office. Mr. Nichols earned his B.S. degree from Angelo State University and his J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico.

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