Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2018) (Currently Unavailable)

Author(s): Martin A. Hall, Cornelia R. Tenney, Ray D. Madoff, Richard Lewis

Published: Oct 12, 2017


ISBN: 9780808047025
Product Number: 10029998-0010
Volumes: 1
Update Frequency: Annually
864 Pages

Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2018) provides an overview of estate planning, offering the widest discussion on planning principles and tools from the simple to the sophisticated. This book is not lacking in detail, as witnessed by its well-annotated collection of forms that will appeal to many experienced estate planners. The layout of this book reflects its emphasis on simplicity and clarity. Its scope includes a general overview of the estate planning process. It then addresses the rules involved in estate planning and the various ways in which estates may be structured to achieve desired tax effects. It goes on to discuss gifts, and some of the more specialized areas of estate planning, including generation-skipping transfer tax rules and charitable planning, which encompass the use of private foundations and split-interest trusts. Finally, Practical Guide to Estate Planning contains a set of estate planning forms. Included are a living trust, an irrevocable life insurance trust, an annual exclusion trust, a pour-over will, a will with outright dispositions, a codicil, a living will, a charitable remainder unitrust, a durable power of attorney, a health care proxy, a qualified personal residence trust (QPRT) and a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). The authors provide alternative drafting options as well as comprehensive annotations that can be used as quick references that explain why and how these devices operate.

This reference, with its wealth of basic information as well as its impressive assortment of forms and supporting materials, offers something of interest for everyone. Its clarity and organization, augmented by well-constructed examples, practice tips, diagrams and charts, make it a work that will be useful to both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner in the field.

The 2018 Edition covers the legislative, regulatory and judicial developments that are of most importance to estate planners, bringing you up to date in this constantly changing area.

  • Table of Contents
  • Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2018)

    Topics and Content

    1. The Estate Planning Process
    2. Basic Rules of Property Transfers Upon Death
    3. Basic Estate Planning Documents
    4. Trust Basics
    5. Estate and Gift Tax Basics: Tax Tools of the Estate Planner
    6. Planning for A Spouse or Nonmarital Partner
    7. Issues in Planning for Children
    8. Using Gifts in Estate Planning
    9. Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Planning
    10. Charitable Giving
    11. Planning for a Closely Held Business Interest
    12. Insurance
    13. Estate Planning with Retirement Benefits
    14. Post Mortem Estate Planning
    • Form 1 LivingTrust with Traditional Marital Trust and Credit Shelter Trust
    • Form 2 Living Trust with Multiple QTIP Marital Trust Options
    • Form 3 Living Trust Amendment
    • Form 4 Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
    • Form 5 Annual Exclusion Trust
    • Form 6 Additional Annual Exclusion Trust
    • Form 7 Will with Pour-Over Provision
    • Form 8 Will with Outright Dispositions
    • Form 9 Codicil
    • Form 10 Durable Power of Attorney
    • Form 11 Health Care Proxy
    • Form 12 Living Will
    • Form 13 HIPAA Authorization Form
    • Form 14 Charitable Remainder Unitrust
    • Form 15 Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)
    • Form 16 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)
    • Index
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