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The 56th Annual Heckerling Institute of Estate Planning took place at the end of March, and as we have in prior years, InterActive Legal is proud to present its yearly round-up of the best topics that were discussed.  The Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning is the country’s largest and leading conference for estate planners, attorneys, trust officers, accountants, financial planners, insurance advisors, and wealth management professionals.

A recent Tax Court case gave a resounding victory to the taxpayer who had pursued what some might view as an aggressive split-dollar life insurance plan to minimize estate taxes. Estate of Marion Levine v. Commr. 158 T.C. No. 2, February 28, 2022. This webinar will set the stage with a review of split-dollar planning then analyze the case. This follows prior cases that held against other taxpayers using similar techniques. Understanding what the taxpayer did right in the Levine case, and how that contrasts to what taxpayers did wrong in a prior case, Estate of Cahill, can be used to guide taxpayers contemplating such planning. But even better guidance is possible.

InterActive Legal's Featured Event during Heckerling 2022. How can practitioners (CPAs, wealth advisers, attorneys, and insurance consultants) assist clients in the operation and administration of irrevocable trusts?  What preliminary steps might be helpful to take to guide clients on proper trust administration?  How can advisers facilitate more accurate and efficient trust administration?  In this webinar, specific practical steps practitioners can use will be illustrated and explained.

Since the SECURE Act arrived in December of 2019, planners have been awaiting regulations to clarify a variety of open issues.  Proposed regulations were released in late February, ending the long wait.  Although the proposed regulations answer many questions, they also raise a few new wrinkles, and include some perhaps surprising provisions.  

How can practitioners (CPAs, wealth advisers, attorneys, and insurance consultants) assist clients in the operation and administration of irrevocable trusts?  What preliminary steps might be helpful to take to guide clients on proper trust administration?  How can advisers facilitate more accurate and efficient trust administration?  In this webinar, specific practical steps practitioners can use will be illustrated and explained.

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 Americans and their advisors face. This webinar with cover how life insurance is structured, priced and taxed. It will provide guidance as to when it should or should not be used and will explain why it almost never will be the magic bullet for avoiding estate tax.

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 while still taking advantage of the generally lower income taxes resulting if trust income can be taxed to beneficiaries.