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Decedent’s Final File: Actions/Steps After a Client Passes Away

Gain a deeper understanding of the necessary steps required both before and after the petition for administration and the issuance of letters.

Proactively creating an estate plan during life is a step taken to ensure a decedent's empire is protected and heirs are provided for, but this is only the starting point. When an individual passes and the estate tax planning documents are set into motion, the complexity begins. There are a slew of administrative steps, a multitude of planning decisions, and a litany of deadlines that will morph into pitfalls if not heeded. The need for a hero has emerged, and that hero should be you. Having a clear and concise understanding of the moving pieces will make all the difference in creating value for your clients and forging lasting relationships along the way.

97 minutes
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Agenda

Prologue - Estate Planning During Life/Estate Cost Savings

Act 1 - Let the Administration Begin

  • Last Will/Trust Document
  • Federal Identification Numbers/Retitling Accounts
  • Asset List/Asset Titling/Asset Values
  • Appraisals
  • Probate vs. Non-Probate Estate
  • Step up in Basis
  • Understanding the Family Dynamics

Act 2 - Federal/State Estate Tax/Income Tax Considerations

  • Filings - 1040, 56, 706, 1041, Accountings
  • Alternate Valuation Date
  • Choosing a Fiscal Year
  • Expenses - 67(G)
  • Hubert Regulations
  • 645 Election - Election and Expiration
  • Charitable Deduction/Set Aside

Act 3 - Distribution of the Assets

  • Funding Provisions - Pecuniary, Fractional, per Stirpes, per Capita
  • Creating a Distribution Plan
  • Cash Versus In-Kind Distributions Considerations
  • Distributing the Assets - Income Tax Consequences

Epilogue - Follow Through With the Cast - Recognizing a Golden Opportunity

  • The Family
  • The Attorney
  • The Investment Advisor
  • The Executor
  • The Fiduciary
  • The Beneficiaries
  • Post-Death Trusts
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Applications have not yet been submitted for Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming CLE for this course. However, if you are interested in obtaining CLE for any of the listed states or have any additional credit questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-352-9540.

This course was last revised on June 24, 2022.

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  • AR CLE 1.5
     
  • This course has been approved for 1.5 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
     
  • Arizona CLE 1.5
     
  • The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by Lorman Education Services for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
     
  • CA MCLE 1.5
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • CT CLE 1.5
     
  • Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.5 CLE credit(s).
     
  • GA CLE 1.5
     
  • This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.5 CLE hours.
     
  • MO CLE 2.0
     
  • This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
     
  • NH MCLE 1.6
     
  • NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 97 Minutes.
     
  • NV CLE 1.5
     
  • This program has been approved by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE hours.
     
  • RI CLE 1.5
     
  • This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 hours of CLE credit.
     
  • VT CLE 1.5
     
  • This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.5 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
     

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Faculty

Christian Klaas

Christian Klaas

Friedman & Huey Associates LLP

  • Partner at Friedman & Huey Associates LLP and joined the firm’s fiduciary income tax group in 2004
  • Specializes in fiduciary, estate, and individual income taxation and working with large family groups
  • Taught undergraduate/graduate tax and accounting courses as an instructor at Purdue University Northwest
  • Wrote a course on the taxation of decedents, estates, and trusts and has spoken on various occasions on this topic
  • Serves as a 1041 subject matter expert for a national tax software development firm and has edited various professional publications
  • Leads the firmwide education initiative at Friedman + Huey
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA Society, Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC), Illinois CPA Society Committee Member – Individual Taxation, Illinois CPA Society Committee Member – Trust, Estate, Gift Taxation
  • M.S. degree in taxation, DePaul University; B.S. degree with concentrations in accounting and finance, Purdue University Northwest
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 708-799-6800
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Product ID: 409749
Published 2022
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