Self-Study Course Details
Course Description

Estate Tax Planning examines the various aspects of planning for the estate tax liability.  The course begins with a discussion of the genesis of estate taxation in English common law and continues with an examination of the estate and its administration. 

The subjects discussed in the course are a) the estate and its administration, b) federal gift and estate taxes, c) common estate planning trusts, d) calculating federal estate taxes, e) state inheritance and estate taxation, and f) estate tax payment. The text serves as an introduction to the issues of estate settlement and includes a discussion of the probate estate and the federal gross estate. 

The steps taken to calculate federal estate tax liability are discussed. In that discussion, the federal gross estate, tentative taxable estate, taxable estate and tentative tax are examined. The various estate tax credits and deductions are considered and their place in the federal estate tax calculation is explained. 

The role of trusts in estate tax minimization is considered. The common trusts employed in estate tax planning are explained, and the uses of credit shelter trusts, QTIP trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts are demonstrated. State death taxes are considered, and inheritance taxes are compared to estate taxes with respect to the party liable for payment and the role of decedent/beneficiary relationships in inheritance taxation. Finally, the traditional sources of estate tax payment are examined and compared. 

Learning Objectives
  • Identify the differences between an estate for tax purposes and a probate estate and the assets that comprise the federal gross estate
  • Recognize the difference between state inheritance taxes and estate taxes and the typical beneficiary classifications for state inheritance tax purposes
  • Identify how gifts are taxed under the federal gift tax system
  • Identify the deductions and credits allowed under the federal system of estate taxation and the common trusts employed in estate tax planning
  • Understand how to perform an estate tax calculation and identify the methods of estate tax payment and their cost consequences
Prerequisites
  • None
Advanced Preparation

None

Author Details
  • Paul Winn
    Paul Winn

    Paul J. Winn CLU ChFc is a financial writer, editor and trainer in the insurance industry. Past positions have included product developer, compensation officer, marketing VP, VP of strategic planning as well as being President of Maryland Financial Corporation. Mr. Winn has served on multiple Insurance Industry Boards including Baltimore Chapter of CLU and ChFC and Member/Secretary, Advisory Board to New York State Insurance Department. He is well known as a writer and editor of major mutual life insurance company’s agent-training ”university” and has created more than 100 training/continuing education courses. He is also a published book author.

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    Encoursa LLC is an IRS-approved continuing education provider. Provider #: KKRBE

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