May 25, 2027

Live Webcast

NASBA 8

Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area Webcast

May 25, 2027
Live Webcast
NASBA 8
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    Instructor

    John
    Kilroy

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    Mr. John Kilroy

    Bio
    John Kilroy is a managing member of iValue Financial Planning LLC, located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. John engages clients in financial and tax planning, as well as preparing tax returns for individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts. John is a CPA and a CFP? practitioner. He is a 1979 graduate of Villanova University with a BS in Accounting. John is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Within the FPA, John has served as a board member of the Philadelphia Tri-State chapter and on its education and finance committees. John is an adjunct faculty member for the Temple University Certificate of Financial Planning Program. He is a frequent speaker and facilitator on tax and financial planning topics. John has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, and USATODAY.com. He has written for the Journal of Financial Planning, and is a contributor to Retirement Weekly. John has also discussed financial and tax planning issues on various radio outlets.
Trusts are not cookie-cutter documents. In fact, they can be rather unwieldy, especially in explaining the functions to a client and then having the client comply with the trust terms. This course delves into best practices. Given common scenarios, what are the best trusts to use? And how can the client be best protected?

Learning Objectives

  • Advise individual clients on the benefits of using a trust to achieve their personal goals 
  • Save clients money in their estate planning

Major Topics

  • Key concepts of trusts, including recent trends; best practices; jurisdiction; and ways to avoid pitfalls
  • Decanting
  • Federal estate tax exemption and remaining relevance of trusts
  • Irrevocable life insurance trusts
  • The role of family dynamics
  • Choice of trustee and other fiduciaries
  • State trust-friendly considerations
  • Charitable trusts
  • Delaware Statutory Trusts
  • Powers of attorney 
  • Pet Trusts – the emerging necessities
  • State, county, and local issues
  • Portability
  • QTIP issues
  • Creditor considerations
  • Potential IRA problems
  • Problems with re-titling assets

CPE Credits Available

NASBA 8
4
Taxation (NYSED) (Taxation) - NASBA
4
Taxes (NASBA) (Taxation) - NASBA

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Advanced

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of simple trusts

Advanced Preparation

A basic understanding of simple trusts

Intended Audience

Tax practitioners who advise clients on the benefits of establishing a trust

Provider

Surgent McCoy CPE LLC

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