Strategies in Charitable Giving: Financial and Estate Planning Techniques WEBCAST

Overview

Charitable giving within financial and estate planning presents a range of intricate complexities. This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of charitable giving concepts, exploring advanced strategies that enhance proficiency in charitable planning. From charitable gift annuities to testamentary gifts, participants will learn how to integrate these techniques into their clients’ financial and estate plans, ensuring effective and impactful charitable giving. The course covers key topics such as charitable remainder and lead trusts, the use of retirement funds for charitable donations, and the role of donor-advised funds. By the end of this program, participants will have the tools to navigate the complexities of charitable planning and offer tailored solutions for their clients’ philanthropic goals.

Highlights

Charitable gift annuities and their use in planning. Life insurance mechanisms for charitable giving. Charitable remainder trusts (CRATs and CRUTs). Charitable lead trusts and advanced planning strategies. Role of community and private foundations in charitable planning. Retirement plan gifts. including IRAs for charitable donations. Donor-advised funds and pooled income funds. Testamentary gifts and their strategic significance. Conservation and fa‡ade easements. Supporting organizations and their role in charitable planning.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of estate planning concepts.

Designed For

CPAs, EAs, attorneys, financial planners, insurance agents, and bankers.

Objectives

Discuss the intricacies of charitable giving concepts. Evaluate the use of charitable gift annuities in estate planning. Analyze charitable giving strategies through life insurance mechanisms. Implement advanced planning strategies with charitable remainder and lead trusts. Assess the role of community and private foundations in charitable giving. Integrate retirement plan gifts, including IRAs, into charitable strategies. Utilize donor-advised funds and pooled income funds in charitable planning. Explain the significance of testamentary gifts and supporting organizations.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Fees

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Leader(s):

Arthur Werner, Shareholder, Werner-Rocca Seminars Ltd

Leader Bios

Arthur Werner, Shareholder, Werner-Rocca Seminars Ltd

4.94 stars out of 5 - speaker rating for 2019

“Art Werner is a great speaker. Smart and entertaining.”
“Very well done! [Art Werner is] engaging and answered questions.”
“Great use of examples [by Art Werner], made the day fly by.” - past attendees

Art Werner is currently a shareholder in and is the President of the lecture firm Werner - Rocca Seminars, Ltd. Mr. Werner’s areas of expertise include business, tax, financial, and estate planning for high net worth individuals. In addition, Mr. Werner is an adjunct professor of taxation in the Master of Science in Taxation program at the Philadelphia University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Werner received his B.S. in Accounting and his M.S. in Taxation from Widener University. He holds a J.D. in Law from the Delaware Law School. Mr. Werner lectures extensively in the areas of Estate Planning, Financial Planning, and Estate and Gift Taxation to Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agents, Insurance Agents, and Financial Planners, and has presented well in excess of 2,000 eight-hour seminars over the past 20 years. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Werner was rated as having the highest speaker knowledge in his home state of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, was awarded the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award in the State of Nevada, the Florida Institute of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award, and the South Carolina Association of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.

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