An annual hit among estate planning practitioners, this seminar offers a rare opportunity to learn about the years significant developments in Massachusetts and federal laws that affect your estate planning practice. The panelists will cover Massachusetts legislative developments, and review significant tax and state law cases and regulations between June 2011 and June 2012. It is one that you cannot afford to miss!
Specific Topics:
Massachusetts legislative developments: Highlights of the Uniform Probate Code, status of the Uniform Trust Code, and the status of the Bird case on the adopted issue statute
Tax law: Significant cases in the family limited partnership area and in the area of gift tax valuation and formula clauses; new and proposed estate, gift and GST tax regulations; developments in charitable planning and retirement benefit planning
State law: Review of recent Massachusetts cases affecting the practice of trusts and estates law
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