July 17, 2025


Webinar


8 CPE

A Practical Guide to Trusts

July 17, 2025
Webinar
8 CPE

A Practical Guide to Trusts

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    Instructor

    Art
    Werner

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify the responsibilities and duties of trustees in trust administration.
  • Apply trust strategies to help clients avoid probate and efficiently transfer assets.
  • Analyze the tax implications of revocable living trusts, including income, gift, and estate tax considerations.
  • Explain the role of marital deductions and evaluate the use of bypass trusts.
  • Determine when irrevocable trusts are beneficial for estate planning.
  • Assess the advantages and limitations of irrevocable life insurance trusts.
  • Describe the characteristics and benefits of dynasty trusts in multi-generational wealth planning.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of estate planning tools such as GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, and QPRT.

 

Major Topics

  • Trustee responsibilities and trust administration
  • Strategies for probate avoidance and efficient asset distribution
  • Tax treatment of revocable living trusts
  • Marital deductions and bypass trusts
  • Uses of irrevocable trusts in estate planning
  • Benefits of irrevocable life insurance trusts
  • Multi-generational wealth planning with dynasty trusts
  • Overview of estate planning tools: GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, and QPRT

CPE Credits Available

8 CPE
8
Taxes

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Professional Area of Focus

  • Taxes

Advanced Preparation

None

Intended Audience

CPAs, EAs, attorneys, bankers, and financial planners

Provider

ACPEN

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