

ACTEC Trust & Estate Talk
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel | ACTEC
ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk is a free weekly podcast series. The series offers wealth planning professionals' best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national association of approximately 2,400 peer-elected lawyers and law professors from across the United States and abroad with expertise in estate planning, probate and trust administration.
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Aug 25, 2020 • 16min
Pending Transfer Tax Legislation in an Election Year
Unique insight into possible estate and gift tax legislation, transfer tax legislation, during and following the 2020 election year. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Aug 18, 2020 • 14min
Ancillary Estate Planning Documents in the Pandemic
Reviewing and creating estate planning documents - POA, medical directives and living wills during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Aug 11, 2020 • 16min
Estate Planning Strategies in the Pandemic
2020 estate planning strategies including the gift tax annual exclusion, IRS code 2503(e), low interest loans to family, SLATs and CLTs. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Aug 4, 2020 • 8min
Grantor Trusts: Tax Returns, Reporting Requirements and Options
An expert estate planning attorney reviews the options available for reporting the income tax from grantor trusts. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jul 28, 2020 • 14min
Naming Foreign Persons in Your Estate Planning Documents
Information for estate planners when a will or trust includes a beneficiary who resides abroad including residents of Israel and the UK. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jul 21, 2020 • 9min
Tax Tips and Traps Related to Foreign Gifts | Gift from Foreign Person
An explanation of how gifts from non-US persons can pass completely free of US gift tax if they are done correctly. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jul 14, 2020 • 22min
Utilization of Section 7872 | Intrafamily Loans | Split-dollar Loans
A deep dive into IRS Code Section 7872 and how to utilize the code in intrafamily loans and split-dollar loans. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jul 7, 2020 • 13min
The Uses and Abuses of Charitable LLCs
An overview of how Charitable LLCs can be used legitimately and possibly abused when pushed too far. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jun 30, 2020 • 11min
Drafting Charitable Gift Agreements
A trust and estate expert discusses charitable gift agreements and the necessary preparation for negotiating and drafting an agreement to protect the client, whether representing a charity or a donor. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Jun 22, 2020 • 11min
Estate Planning for Entertainment Clients
ACTEC Fellow Chang H. Chae discusses issues related to clients in the entertainment industry, such as name and likeness rights and house trusts and how terms of their planning specifically relate to the assets or the rights that they have. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.