CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TAX & FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS

Estate Planning Mistakes Accountants Can Help Clients Avoid

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Webcast
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Basic
Credits
CPE Credits
2 Credits: Taxes

Course Description

This course will address the estate planning mistakes that clients typically make – and that planners sometimes ignore or fail to consider. It will offer solutions and suggestions on the best ways to avoid these mistakes. Special emphasis will be placed on the challenges of planning in 2020.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will understand:

  • Failure to Plan
  • Outdated Planning
  • Mistakes made with life insurance policy and retirement plan beneficiaries
  • Insufficient Consideration to the choice of fiduciaries
  • Not properly understanding how trusts work
  • Cautions about how charitable giving should be designed and presented

Course Specifics

Course ID
WC18206885
Revision Date
April 21, 2020
Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Compliance information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-02165-22-O
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CTEC Provider Number: 2071
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-1437
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 2

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Course Instructor

Steven G. Siegel Headshot
Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM

Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM, is president of The Siegel Group, which provides consulting services to attorneys, accountants, business owners, family offices, and financial planners. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, the Group provides services throughout the United States. Steven is the author of many books, including: The Grantor Trust Answer Book (2018 CCH); The Adviser’s Guide to Financial and Estate Planning(AICPA 2019); Federal Fiduciary Income Taxation (Foxmoor 2019); and Federal Estate and Gift Tax (Foxmoor 2016). He is also a co-author with Richard Oshins, Esq. of The Anatomy of the Perfect Modern Trust, Estate Planning Magazine January and February 2016. In conjunction with numerous tax-planning lectures he has delivered …

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Estate Planning Mistakes Accountants Can Help Clients Avoid

Expert Instructors
CPE CREDITS
2 Credits: Taxes

$98.00


Webcasts are available for viewing Monday - Saturday, 8am - 8pm ET.

Icon_Webcast
Webcast
Icon_Level
Basic
Credits
CPE Credits
2 Credits: Taxes

Course Description

This course will address the estate planning mistakes that clients typically make – and that planners sometimes ignore or fail to consider. It will offer solutions and suggestions on the best ways to avoid these mistakes. Special emphasis will be placed on the challenges of planning in 2020.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will understand:

  • Failure to Plan
  • Outdated Planning
  • Mistakes made with life insurance policy and retirement plan beneficiaries
  • Insufficient Consideration to the choice of fiduciaries
  • Not properly understanding how trusts work
  • Cautions about how charitable giving should be designed and presented

Course Specifics

Course ID
WC18206885
Revision Date
April 21, 2020
Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Compliance information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-02165-22-O
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CTEC Provider Number: 2071
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-1437
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 2

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Course Instructor

Steven G. Siegel Headshot
Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM

Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM, is president of The Siegel Group, which provides consulting services to attorneys, accountants, business owners, family offices, and financial planners. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, the Group provides services throughout the United States. Steven is the author of many books, including: The Grantor Trust Answer Book (2018 CCH); The Adviser’s Guide to Financial and Estate Planning(AICPA 2019); Federal Fiduciary Income Taxation (Foxmoor 2019); and Federal Estate and Gift Tax (Foxmoor 2016). He is also a co-author with Richard Oshins, Esq. of The Anatomy of the Perfect Modern Trust, Estate Planning Magazine January and February 2016. In conjunction with numerous tax-planning lectures he has delivered …

Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM Read More »

Estate Planning Mistakes Accountants Can Help Clients Avoid

Expert Instructors
CPE CREDITS
2 Credits: Taxes

Webcasts are available for viewing Monday - Saturday, 8am - 8pm ET.

$98.00