CLE on Trusts From A to Z

The National Business Institute is holding a conference entitled, Trusts From A to Z, on Monday, June 04, 2018, at the Best Western Plus North Haven Hotel in North Haven, Connecticut. Provided below is a description of the event:

Program Description

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 ATRA has 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.

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

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

1. What are Trusts? Main Trust Principles
2. Simple Testamentary Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts
3. Special Needs Trusts (SNTs)
4. Grantor Trusts
5. Marital Trusts in a Nutshell
6. Tax Reduction With Trusts
7. Charitable Trusts
8. Other Trust Structures and Issues
9. Legal Ethics

Continuing Legal Education

Credit Hrs State
CLE 6.50 –  CT*
CLE 8.00 –  NY*

Enrolled Agent – Enrolled Agent: 8.00

Financial Planners – Financial Planners: 8.00

International Association for Continuing Education Training – IACET: 0.70

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy – CPE for Accountants/NASBA: 8.00 *

Professional Achievement in Continuing Education – PACE: 8.00

* denotes specialty credits