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ESG Investing in Trusts

InterActive Legal Mar 1, 2022

InterActive Legal CEO, Vanessa Kanaga moderates a WealthManagement.com webinar on ESG Trusts (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance). Topics will include a brief history of ESG investing, the current framework for choosing and managing ESG investments—with some real-life examples—and how fiduciaries can successfully incorporate ESG…

Understanding Life Insurance: And No, It is Not Boring: Practical Discussion of Insurance…

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Feb 23, 2022

Life Insurance is a ubiquitous asset that has unique features and is uniquely (and favorable) treated under many legal systems, including for bankruptcy and for tax purposes. It is also one of the least understood properties with which…

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Flex Your Beneficiaries: How to Reduce Trust Income Taxes and Maintain Creditor Protection

Douglas Blattmachr, Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Elizabeth Q. Boehmcke Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Feb 10, 2022

InterActive Legal, Peak Trust Company, and Shenkman Law invite you to a complimentary webinar on “Flexible Beneficiary Trusts” – a trust design strategy for keeping assets protected from creditors and potential spendthrift beneficiaries…

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GRAT and Valuation Planning After CCA 202152018: What Practitioners Need to Know

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Scott Nammacher Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Jan 27, 2022

Chief Counsel Advice 202152018 (“the CCA”), released on December 30, 2021, has a critical impact on grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs). The CCA addresses a common valuation challenge: what consideration should be given to a potential…

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Smaldino: Recent Tax Court Case Has Important Lessons on How to do Estate Planning Right!

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Dec 1, 2021

In a recent Tax Court Case, Smaldino V. Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, T.C. Memo. 2021-127, November 10, 2021, has lots of important lessons on how to do an estate plan properly. These lessons are particularly important for those that…

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House Estate Tax Proposal Requires Immediate Action

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Robert S. Keebler CPA and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Sep 30, 2021

Democrats have proposed tax increases to fund a large portion of that plan. The House Ways and Means Committee just issued statutory language for the tax increase proposal, including dramatic changes to the transfer tax system.

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Estate and Related Planning Today: A Tasting Menu of the Upcoming 47th Annual Notre Dame Tax &…

Jerome Hesch Esq., Todd Ankatavanich J.D. LL.M., Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Christopher J. Denicolo Esq., Alan S. Gassman Esq., Sandra D. Glazier Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Aug 31, 2021

The Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute will be broadcast virtually in October. This webinar will give practitioners a preview of some of the many topics to be addressed at this year’s Institute.

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Single Clients: Planning Considerations

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Robert S. Keebler CPA, Rebecca Provder Esq. and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Jul 28, 2021

Too often planning articles and conferences use a “Cleaver family” as the touchstone for planning. The reality is that intact married family units constitute a small percentage of the population. Further, a tremendous percentage of the…

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Addictions and Impaired Clients: Estate and Related Planning Considerations

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq., Amanda Koplin LPC and Martin M. Shenkman Esq. Jul 14, 2021

Drug use is on the rise in this country and 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs. That’s approximately one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12. No estate, tax or financial planner can assume that a significant…

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The ABCs of Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits in a Post-SECURE World

Natalie B. Choate Esq. Jun 6, 2021

Non ILS subscribers can rent this recorded webinar on-demand. The SECURE Act has been part of the estate planning landscape for more than a year, but some planners are understandably still considering how (or if) it impacts their clients.…

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Hot Topics

ESG Investing in Trusts

Understanding Life Insurance: And No, It is Not Boring: Practical Discussion of Insurance…

Flex Your Beneficiaries: How to Reduce Trust Income Taxes and Maintain Creditor Protection

GRAT and Valuation Planning After CCA 202152018: What Practitioners Need to Know

Smaldino: Recent Tax Court Case Has Important Lessons on How to do Estate Planning Right!

House Estate Tax Proposal Requires Immediate Action

Estate and Related Planning Today: A Tasting Menu of the Upcoming 47th Annual Notre Dame Tax &…

Single Clients: Planning Considerations

Addictions and Impaired Clients: Estate and Related Planning Considerations

The ABCs of Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits in a Post-SECURE World

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2024 NAELA Annual Conference & Pre-Programs

Schenectady County Bar Association’s T&E and Elder Law Seminar