Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement and Obligations WEBCAST
Overview
When contemplating a divorce, financial, retirement and tax issues are critical. Many clients need to think through the problems that are about to unfold. As a result, they need more time to be ready. Therefore, understanding, assessing, and deciding how to proceed is essential before completing the marital separation agreement. Discover how to re-design your client’s financial plan with these unforeseen issues now part of the mainstream. During this course, you’ll learn business valuation; discuss property, retirement and other assets; gain insights on the tax and financial ramifications of divorce; and navigate the assessment and division of financial assets before, during and after the divorce.
Highlights
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support. Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others. Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales. Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets. High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of divorce concerns.
Designed For
Advisors needing a deeper understanding of financial planning related to divorce.
Objectives
Understand which types of assets, plans or equity components the client should pursue during the division. Identify tax elements inherent in valuing and selling assets. Value retirement plans. Determine community property vs. common law issues.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jeffrey Rattiner, JR Financial Group Inc
Jeffrey Rattiner is president and CEO of the JR Financial Group, Inc. which is a multi-purpose firm serving the financial services industry. Jeffrey provides income tax and financial planning and money management services to consumers. HE is the founder of the nationwide Financial Planning Fast Track® educational programs that train advisors to become Certified Financial Planner licensees in an accelerated alternative format. Mr. Rattiner has authored Rattiner’s Review for the CFP Certification Examination Fast Track Study Guide, Rattiner’s Financial Planner’s Bible for John While & Sons, Adding Personal Financial Planning to Your Practice for American Management Association, and Personal Financial Planning Library for Harcourt Professional Publishing. He is also a monthly columnist for Financial Planning Magazine. Mr. Rattiner has served in director capacities in several industry organizations including the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards in Denver, CO. and the Personal Financial Planning Division of the AICPA in New Your City.
Non-Member Price $399.00
Member Price $299.00