Agenda

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Log into Webinar:                8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Break:                                 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 4:30 pm

 

Understanding Estate, Gift, Income and Trust Taxation          R. Retzner

Overview of federal estate and gift taxation

Calculating the estate tax

Overview of trust taxation

Examining estate, gift and GST rates and exemptions

Irrevocable Trusts and the Basics          R. Retzner

Purposes of irrevocable trusts

Understanding related tax issues

Crummey powers

Amendment/termination strategies

Dynasty trusts

The Critical Role of Testamentary Trusts in the Estate Plan          M. Nichols

Purposes and features of trusts, including testamentary trusts

• Credit shelter/bypass trusts

• Marital trusts and family trusts

Spousal lifetime access trust

Choosing a trustee and a situs

Income and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Basics          M. Nichols

Overview of the income tax system

Overview of GST

199A

Using Revocable Trusts R. Geyer

Characteristics and advantages/disadvantages of revocable trusts

Understanding related tax issues

IRAs and Trusts: Sophisticated Beneficiary Choices          R. Geyer

General overview

Spousal rights and distribution rules

Using a trust as a plan beneficiary

Estate planning and charitable planning with qualified plans

Asset Protection Planning for Seniors and the Disabled          R. Geyer

Overview of government benefit programs

Trust options

Planning for spouses, supplemental needs trusts

Advanced Trust Planning          S. Scott

Charitable planning

Discount planning

Qualified domestic trust, S corporation trusts

Onshore-offshore asset protection and spendthrift trusts

 

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Credits

Accountants
8.0 CPE Hours

Indiana Attorneys
7.0 CLE Hours

Certified Financial Planners
8.0 CE Hours

IRS Enrolled Agents &
Other Tax Return Preparers
8.0 CE Hours

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers accountants 8.0 intermediate level CPE hours in the area of taxation. The Indiana Board of Accountancy accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors. A basic understanding of taxes is recommended and no advance preparation is required.

HalfMoon Education Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org. Sponsor No. 103015.

HalfMoon Education is an Indiana-approved CLE provider for attorneys, and this course is approved for 7.0 general CLE hours.

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a CFP Board-Registered continuing education Sponsor. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. has granted 8.0 hours of continuing education credit for the completion of this seminar.

This program qualifies for 8.0 hours of continuing education credit for enrolled agents and other tax return preparers under Treasury Department Circular #230 Section 10.6(g).

Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Rebecca Geyer

Founder of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC in Carmel, Indiana
Ms. Geyer’s practice concentrates in estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, tax planning, and business services. A board certified Indiana trust and estate specialist and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, she is also an adjunct professor of elder law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Ms. Geyer completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University, majoring in Political Science. She went on to earn her J.D. degree in 1998 at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Ms. Geyer is Secretary of the Indianapolis Bar Association, Immediate Past President of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, a former Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, and a past president of the Indiana Section of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She served on the Board of Governors of the Indiana State Bar Association from 2016-2018. Since 2014, Ms. Geyer has been named to the prestigious list of Super Lawyers® for estate planning.

Micah Nichols

Associate at Krieg DeVault LLP in Carmel, Indiana
Mr. Nichols is an associate in the firm’s Business, Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and business law. He helps clients achieve their goals through comprehensive estate plans that match their stated and unique desires. Whether working to minimize estate taxes, helping to fulfill charitable intentions, or working through complex family dynamics, Mr. Nichols can provide the insights and assistance needed to create estate plans that are tailored to his clients’ individual needs. In addition to working with clients on charitable and planned-gift-giving and formulating special needs and minor trusts, he also provides counsel and assistance with guardianships, long term care planning, and estate and trust administration matters. He received his J.D. degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Mr. Nichols is a member of the Indiana and American bar associations.

Rodney Retzner

Partner at Krieg DeVault LLP in Carmel, Indiana
Mr. Retzner is the chair of the firm’s Estate Planning and Administration Practice Group. His practice is concentrated in the areas of estate and business succession planning, estate and trust administration and estate and trust litigation. In the practice of succession planning, Mr. Retzner has worked with many closely-held family businesses in order to assist in the transition of the business to future generations with the least amount of impact as possible from taxation as well as family relationships. Mr. Retzner’s practice in the area of estate planning has included work with individuals with nominal estates up to individuals with over a billion dollars in net worth. Mr. Retzner is a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is a Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, certified by the Indiana State Bar Association’s Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board. Mr. Retzner serves at Indiana University Maurer School of Law as an Adjunct Professor, teaching Trust and Estate Planning.

Shawn Scott

Partner at Hall Scott PC in Indianapolis, Indiana
Ms. Scott concentrates her practice in the areas of estate and business succession planning, probate and trust administration, business law and real estate. She frequently advises individual and corporate personal representatives and trustees in the administration of estates and trusts. Ms. Scott is currently serving on the board of the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis. Ms. Scott is also the Secretary/Treasurer of the Probate, Trust and Real Property Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. Ms. Scott received her certification as a Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer in 2017 from the Trust and Estate Specialty Board (TESB). She is licensed to practice law in both Indiana and Illinois.