Trust and Estate Planning for Retirement Plans – IRAs, 401(k)s, and More

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COURSE INFO

  • Available Until 6/4/2021
  • Next Class Time 12:00 PM CT
  • Duration 60 min.
  • Format MP3 Download
  • Program Code 06042019
  • MCLE Credits 1 hour(s)


Course Price: $65.00
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COURSE DESCRIPTION

The single biggest asset most clients have is their retirement account – IRAs, 401(k)s, other defined benefit plans, and annuities. These retirement plans are often tax-favored but in exchange for that status come with a variety of restrictions. Each is also governed not only by the underlying terms of its sponsors and providers but by an array of complex tax regulations.  Understanding how these complex financial products are treated not only for tax purposes but, often more importantly, for purposes of transfer at death is the central focus of trust and estate plans for most clients.  This program will provide you with a guide to tax treatment and transfer rules of client retirement assets. 

  • Allocation of estate and gift taxes
  • QTIPing IRAs and trusts as IRA beneficiaries
  • Trust distributions as income v. principal
  • Understanding traps of beneficiary designations
  • Creditor claims against retirement assets
  • How annuity distributions are treated for income tax purposes – ordinary income, capital gain, return of investment

Speakers: 

Jeremiah W. Doyle, IV is senior vice president in the Boston office of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, where he provides integrated wealth management advice to high net worth individuals on holding, managing and transferring wealth in a tax-efficient manner.  He is the editor and co-author of “Preparing Fiduciary Income Tax Returns,” a contributing author of Preparing Estate Tax Returns, and a contributing author of “Understanding and Using Trusts,” all published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.  Mr. Doyle received his B.S. from Providence College, his J.D. form Hamline University Law School, and his LL.M. in banking from Boston University Law School.

Daniel L. Daniels is a partner in the Greenwich, Connecticut office of Wiggin and Dana, LLP, where his practice focuses on representing business owners, corporate executives and other wealthy individuals and their families.  A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, he is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” and has been named by “Worth” magazine as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the United States representing affluent individuals. Mr. Daniels is co-author of a monthly column in “Trusts and Estates” magazine.  Mr. Daniels received his A.B., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College and received his J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School.

 

Michael T. Clear is a partner in the Greenwich, Connecticut office of Wiggin and Dana, LLP, where his practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, probate litigation and business succession planning.  His estate planning practice includes assisting individuals and families with tax-efficient and practical estate and gift planning, including the preparation of wills, revocable living trusts, insurance trusts, and qualified personal residence trusts.  He was recently selected by the Connecticut Law Tribune as a New Leader in the Law. He is a co-chair of the Probate and Estates Section of the Fairfield County Bar Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Chapter of the Exit Planning Exchange.  Mr. Clear received his B.A. from the University of Richmond, his M.Ed from the University of Maryland, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law.