California MCLE - Tax Law Courses
This is a listing of Tax Law CLE Courses for California. Please make your selection below of California CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
California MCLE
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Medicaid Planning and Trusts: Planning for Your Client’s Incapacity
The aging of the population has only exacerbated the prohibitive cost of long term care. This CLE course will explain the latest developments in Elder Law and Medicaid Planning including eligibility and strategies for asset protection. The tax consequences, including income and estate taxes and exemptions, of Medicaid Trusts will also be discussed as well as real property transfers, liquid assets and basis issues. More Info
$552.25General Credits -
Private Foundations vs. Donor Advised Funds: The Pros and Cons
This CLE course will offer a comparative view of private foundations and donor advised funds. The course will present what each entity is, its purpose and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The impact of the current tax code and other laws, as well as foreseen changes, will also be discussed. More Info
$291General Credit -
Self-Settled Trusts After Wacker
With a focus on the high rate of temporary estate tax exemptions, this informative CLE course will explain why Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPT’s) are a critical planning tool and how they can be used to increase early use of exemptions. The course will explore the logic begins such use for income and estate tax purposes in today’s planning environment. Using the Toni 1 Trust v. Wacker case as an example, the course will explain available options such as solvency affidavits and searches... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
International Taxation: A Primer for Business and Immigration Lawyers
Taxation related to overseas investment in an ever-evolving legal issue. This CLE course will explain inbound taxation – foreigners investing or doing business in the US – as well as the applicable income taxes and ownership structures for non-resident aliens. The course will also cover pre-immigration planning, FIRPTA and the various changes to international taxation as a result of the new tax act. More Info
$291General Credit -
Advanced Planning with Trusts
This informative CLE course will begin with a general overview of trusts and the concepts that are common to standard trusts. The course will then advance to more complex topics such as revoking irrevocable trusts, retaining control through trust protectors, special needs planning, trust flexibility and asset protection planning. More Info
$291General Credit -
Managing and Valuing Tangible Personal Property in Estates
This CLE course will provide a comprehensive overview of the management and valuation of tangible personal property in trusts and estates. The course will define the scope of what property entails and explain how appraisals are conducted and their purposes, factors affecting valuation, authenticity, title, provenance and material regulation, determining qualified appraisers including those approved by IRS standards, the function of IRS Art Advisory Panels, and fractional interest. The course w... More Info
$291General Credit -
Asset Protection Planning
Minimizing a client’s exposure to risk in advance of a risk presenting itself is a key role for any attorney. Asset protection is just one method of doing so. This CLE course will present planning strategies and solutions whether with business entities, or domestic and foreign trusts. The course will explain how to properly structure asset protection to shield clients using protective measures which anticipate potential issues. Potential protection structures, creditor solutions and issues relat... More Info
$291General Credit -
Creative Cutting Edge Trust Planning Strategies
The concern over future changes to the tax code, combined with the recent changes made in the Jobs Cut Tax Act and developments such as the Wacker case and its impact on self-settled trusts have impacted trust planning across the income spectrum. This CLE course will review planning techniques, from the creative and cutting-edge to the straightforward and standard, that will help you better serve your clients in the current environment. The uses of non-grantor trusts for income tax and other ben... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Technology and Estate Planning
Current technologies, as well as developing systems, can offer many solutions for practitioners who provide estate planning services. While some are already in use, albeit in a limited way, others have just recently begun to be adapted, and even those are not necessarily making full use of their applicability in creating a more efficient and creative format for clients. This CLE course, presented by Betsy Ehrenberg of Legacy Concierge, will present various software solutions to help attorneys... More Info
$341Technology -
Captive Insurance: Strategies & Tactics
Exploring captives structuring techniques within the framework of recent cases brought to tax court, this CLE course will introduce corporate attorneys to how captive insurance companies operate on the basis of the profitability that captives provide to their affiliate groups. The course will also examine the ways in which captive insurance can be used to minimize costs for healthcare benefits and workers’ compensation plans. More Info
$291.25General Credits
