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Lathrop GPM

[Webinar] Planning for Retirement Accounts that Outgrow Retirement - August 19th, 9:00 am PT

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Lathrop GPM attorneys Allie Itami and Sara Hire will walk through key legal and tax considerations that arise when retirement accounts grow beyond personal retirement needs. From alternative investments to estate tax...more

Stark & Stark

Three Common Estate Planning Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them

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​​​​​​​Estate planning is a vital step in protecting your legacy and ensuring your loved ones are protected. Yet, many individuals unintentionally make mistakes that can lead to confusion, delays, and unnecessary expenses....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Coordination Can Be Key in Corporate Governance and Estate Planning

Corporate lawyers and estate planning lawyers both play key, but different, roles in the success of business clients. Corporate attorneys typically help businesses choose the proper legal structure, navigate the complexities...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Benefits of a Professional Trustee During the Great Generational Wealth Transfer

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As the population of the U.S. ages, we are in the midst of what some are calling the “great generational wealth transfer,” and some studies are suggesting there could be over $100 trillion passing to the next generation over...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Hot Topics for Private Clients and Family Offices from 2025 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning – Part One

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As is our tradition each January, several Warner attorneys attended the annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, the country’s most well-respected educational event for professionals working in the trusts and estates...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: DC trustee agenda update - February 2025

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Decanting: Useful for Trusts as Well as Wine

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You likely have created revocable or irrevocable trusts, or a few of both, in your estate plan. Ideally, these have been properly drafted with plenty of flexibility so that they can continue to meet your wealth planning goals...more

Offit Kurman

Not Knowing the Tax Implications of How Your Client is Classified?

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Welcome to Lost in Translation: Blunders in International Estate Planning; in this blog series, I will delve into the rarified world of international estate planning, shedding light on possible pitfalls and slip-ups....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, January/February 2025

Managing your residuary estate - Even with a comprehensive estate plan, it’s likely you’ll have some assets in a residuary estate. Like the sediment at the bottom of your glass after you finish a fine wine, an estate plan...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Modernizing an Existing Irrevocable Trust

Many savvy estate plans include the use of an irrevocable trust that was established many years ago. However, the very nature of an irrevocable trust means that once the trust agreement is finalized, the terms of that trust...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] Estate and Tax Planning for Globally Mobile Clients: Estate and trust planning by non-Americans for American family...

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Non-Americans who undertake estate and trust planning for their American citizen or resident family members should be aware of the unique tax issues that face Americans and consider these issues when doing their planning....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Estate Planning to Protect Generational Wealth Transfers: Lessons From The Gilded Age

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HBO’s The Gilded Age dramatizes the privileged lives of some of America’s wealthiest families in late 19th century New York City. In U.S. history, the Gilded Age covers the 1870s to the late 1890s. Rapid economic growth...more

Strafford

[Webinar] New IRS Guidance on Basis Adjustments for Irrevocable Grantor Trusts: Key Issues for U.S. and Non-U.S. Persons - June...

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This CLE/CPE webinar will provide estate planners insight on recently issued IRS guidance regarding basis adjustments for irrevocable grantor trusts. The panelist will discuss key items and challenges stemming from Revenue...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Estate Planning: The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust

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There is a common misconception that life insurance benefits are not subject to estate tax. While the proceeds of a life insurance policy are not taxable income to the beneficiaries, they are part of a person’s taxable estate...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Planning for Influencers

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Join Justin Brown, Jen Zegel, and Ross Bruch as they delve into the digital world of influencer planning on the latest episode of the Digital Planning Podcast, featuring their guest Laura Giles of Ballard Spahr. Tune in to...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Recent IRS Decision Threatens Some Irrevocable Trust Modifications

A recent Chief Counsel Advice issued by the IRS has been described by one team of estate planning experts as “the most important IRS ruling in a decade,” and it directly contradicts the prior IRS position on the issue. Should...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Once Removed Episode 11: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, or SLATs

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Steve Murphy, chair of the private wealth services practice group at McGuireWoods, discusses the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust, also known as the SLAT. Steve explains the rights that your spouse can have in this trust through...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Trust Planning 101: Grantor Trusts - June 20th, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm ET

Grantor trusts allow for tax deductions on income generated by trust assets whereas non-grantor trusts do not allow for these deductions. It is crucial for people to carefully decide which type of trust is best for their...more

Winstead PC

When One Is Not Enough: Dividing Fiduciary Powers and Dispositions - Presentation

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Winstead Shareholder David F. Johnson participated in a panel presentation entitled “When One Is Not Enough: Dividing Fiduciary Powers and Dispositions” for the State Bar of Texas’s 29th Advanced Estate Planning Strategies on...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, November/December 2022

Rising rates spark interest in charitable remainder trusts - If you wish to leave a charitable legacy while generating income during your lifetime, a charitable remainder trust (CRT) may be a viable solution. In addition...more

Woodruff Sawyer

BUGGED Selecting a Trustee: Individual versus Corporate versus Independent

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Find out how a special needs trust can ensure the financial security of a special-needs loved one, without jeopardizing their public assistance payments....more

Bowditch & Dewey

Impact of House Ways and Means Tax Proposals for Trusts, Estates, and Retirement Accounts

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In this second blog post on the House Ways and Means Tax proposals, we address the proposed changes that will affect the taxation of trusts, estates, and retirement plans. As we discussed, on September 13, 2021, the...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Estate Planning 101: The Five Most Important Clauses for Wills and Trusts

Presented by Whitney Patience O'Reilly on February 16, 2021. Too often, when planning an estate, individuals and families overlook some key provisions that will better protect their families and their wishes. In this...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Insurance. Insurance Trusts. Insurance Trusts NOW.

“Insurance.” The word itself evokes different reactions. The range of emotions expands when we mention “life insurance.” And if we add, trust – “life insurance trust” – you may just stop reading. But don’t. Now is exactly the...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Estate Planning 101: The Five Most Important Clauses for Wills and Trusts - February 16th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

Too often, when planning an estate, individuals and families overlook some key provisions that will better protect their families and their wishes. In this webinar, Whitney O’Reilly will cover the basics of a good estate plan...more

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