In this session, Alan Gassman, JD, LLM will cover these key topics:
- Lifetime gifting strategies:
- Annual exclusion gifts
- Leveraging the lifetime gift tax exemption
- Using family limited partnerships (FLPs) and family LLCs.
- Charitable giving techniques:
- Donor-advised funds
- Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs)
- Charitable lead trusts (CLTs)
- The role of GRATs (Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts) and IDGTs (Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts)
- Spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs).
- Utilizing life insurance for tax-efficient wealth transfer:
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs).
- Ensuring the death benefit is outside the taxable estate.