Financial and Estate Planning Guide

   

Produced by CCH

Structure, tailor and administer financial and estate plans.

Discounted for MACPA members!

The Financial and Estate Planning Guide is the premier guidebook for professionals who structure, tailor and administer financial and estate plans. In the clearest of language, the guide explains all the important planning concepts, and examines the most important techniques used to set and meet the financial goals of clients and their families.

Written simply and covering the full breadth of planning subjects, all financial and estate planning professionals--from novice planners to the most advanced estate tax attorneys--can benefit greatly from CCH's Financial and Estate Planning Guide.

The book is divided into four main sections:

  • GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES discusses the art of planning, client analysis, charitable giving, using trusts, life insurance and annuities, employee benefits, wills and numerous critical components of the overall plan.
  • SPECIAL SITUATIONS covers planning considerations for specific types of individuals and situations including executives and professionals, business owners, partners, farmers and ranchers, the elderly, couples living together, planning for marriage, divorce or separation, and others.
  • BUILDING THE ESTATE provides an in depth review of investment vehicles and financial planning strategies, family income-splitting techniques, year-end and new year tax planning, maximizing deductions and reducing taxes, social security, medicare and medicaid, and more.
  • PLANNING AIDS provides tax rate schedules, life expectancy tables, example interest rate tables, and other useful tools.

    Topics and Contents:
  • The Expansion of the “Kiddie Tax” on the Investment Income of Children
  • Expansive Coverage of the Pension 8
  • Protection Act of 2006, Including New Contribution and Distribution Rules for Qualified Retirement Plans
  • New Deduction Rules and Substantiation Requirements for Charitable Contributions
  • The Latest Tax Developments for Split-Dollar Life Insurance
  • A New IRS Crackdown on Private Annuities
  • Increased Exemptions for Gift and Estate Transfers
  • The Latest IRS Guidance on the New Rules for Deferred Compensation Arrangements

    Designed For: Professionals who structure, tailor and administer financial and estate plans.

    Product Code: PMCCHFINEPG10

    Vendor: CCH A Wolters Kluwer Business

    About the Author: Produced by CCH

    Format: Paperback

    Price: $80.00 members, $113.00 non-members


  • MorganStanley SmithBarney
    CGMA
    ADP