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Estate Planning After the “Big Beautiful Bill”: What Practitioners Need to Know

Estate planning strategies after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, covering new exemptions, trust structures, and implementation essentials.

2025-10-30 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-10-30 13:00:00

2025-10-30 13:00:00

2h CLE Credits

Program Details

2025-10-30 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-10-30 13:00:00

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2025-10-30 13:00:00

Course Overview

Estate Planning Strategies After Federal Tax Reform

2025-10-30 13:00:00

Participants will learn to implement trust structures, coordinate tax elections, and sequence wealth transfer strategies under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s $15 million unified exemption framework. These techniques apply immediately to client advisory and document drafting.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Tax Changes
The unified exemption rises to $15 million per person, now permanent and indexed.
02
Trust Structures
SLATs, GRATs, and IDGTs transfer wealth while preserving flexibility and access.
03
Charitable Planning
CRTs and CLTs defer gains and generate deductions for philanthropic families.
04
Business Entities
FLPs and LLCs centralize management and produce valuation discounts around 20-40%.
05
Trust Administration
Proper funding, titling, gift tax returns, and GST allocation prevent common problems.
06
Flexibility Tools
Letters of wishes and trust protectors allow adaptation without complex legal provisions.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Federal Transfer Tax Landscape After the Bill

This session examines the major changes brought by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including the new $15 million unified exemption, GST exemption alignment, and SALT deduction cap increases. Attendees will learn how QBI deductions, QSBS provisions, and charitable deduction rules have been refined to create new planning opportunities.

Jas SangraJas Sangra
Brian FredkinBrian Fredkin
clock 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

What Remained Unchanged in Estate Tax Law

This session provides stability and perspective by covering the fundamental tax rates and mechanisms that remain intact, including the 40% top rate, step-up in basis at death, and portability between spouses. Participants will review annual exclusion amounts, grantor trust rules, and charitable deduction limits that continue to serve as foundational planning tools.

Jas SangraJas Sangra
Brian FredkinBrian Fredkin
clock 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm EST

Planning Frameworks and Strategy Options for Clients

This comprehensive session explores the full menu of estate planning vehicles including SLATs, GRATs, IDGTs, QPRTs, ILITs, and charitable trusts. Attendees will learn how to sequence these strategies based on client liquidity, growth prospects, and access needs while coordinating tax elections across SALT, PTET, QBI, and QSBS provisions.

Jas SangraJas Sangra
Brian FredkinBrian Fredkin
clock 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Implementation and Administration Essentials for Practitioners

This practical session covers critical implementation details including due diligence, proper trust titling, California Proposition 19 considerations, and avoiding the reciprocal trust doctrine. Participants will learn best practices for gift tax returns, GST allocations, letters of wishes, trustee selection, and building flexibility into estate planning documents.

Jas SangraJas Sangra
Brian FredkinBrian Fredkin
Jas Sangra

Jas Sangra

Venable LLP

Brian Fredkin

Brian Fredkin

Venable LLP

Jas Sangra

Jas Sangra

Venable LLP

Jas Sangra advises high-net-worth individuals and their related business entities on intricate wealth planning strategies, with a focus on cross-border tax, trust, estate, and probate law. He is licensed in both California and British Columbia and has managed complex cross-border transactions for multinational clients.

Professional Involvement

For several years, has served as a facilitator in the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program, a comprehensive training program offered to aspiring tax professionals by the national organization representing the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) profession in Canada.

Experience

Experienced in devising and executing measures to minimize income, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, safeguarding family assets from undue risk. Has managed complex cross-border transactions for multinational clients, aligning business objectives with international laws and regulatory requirements. Experienced in preparing and implementing tax-driven personal estate plans using wills, trusts, joint ownership structures, and powers of attorney. Has led family meetings to facilitate open discussions on multigenerational wealth transfer goals, negotiated and drafted transactional documents, and coordinated regulatory and tax compliance for corporate transactions.
Brian Fredkin

Brian Fredkin

Venable LLP

Brian Fredkin is certified by the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law. He focuses his practice on trust and estate administration for high-net-worth individuals.

Education & Credentials

Certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law.

Recognition & Leadership

His article, Tax Issues When Settling a Trust or Estate Dispute: A Guide for the Litigator, was published in California Trusts and Estates Quarterly.

Experience

Regularly advises individuals in the formation and funding of irrevocable trusts to mitigate transfer tax and income tax exposure. Advises trustees regarding the post-death administration of trusts, including the preparation of federal estate tax returns.
Jas Sangra

Jas Sangra

Venable LLP

Jas Sangra advises high-net-worth individuals and their related business entities on intricate wealth planning strategies, with a focus on cross-border tax, trust, estate, and probate law. He is licensed in both California and British Columbia and has managed complex cross-border transactions for multinational clients.

Professional Involvement

For several years, has served as a facilitator in the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program, a comprehensive training program offered to aspiring tax professionals by the national organization representing the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) profession in Canada.

Experience

Experienced in devising and executing measures to minimize income, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, safeguarding family assets from undue risk. Has managed complex cross-border transactions for multinational clients, aligning business objectives with international laws and regulatory requirements. Experienced in preparing and implementing tax-driven personal estate plans using wills, trusts, joint ownership structures, and powers of attorney. Has led family meetings to facilitate open discussions on multigenerational wealth transfer goals, negotiated and drafted transactional documents, and coordinated regulatory and tax compliance for corporate transactions.
Brian Fredkin

Brian Fredkin

Venable LLP

Brian Fredkin is certified by the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law. He focuses his practice on trust and estate administration for high-net-worth individuals.

Education & Credentials

Certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law.

Recognition & Leadership

His article, Tax Issues When Settling a Trust or Estate Dispute: A Guide for the Litigator, was published in California Trusts and Estates Quarterly.

Experience

Regularly advises individuals in the formation and funding of irrevocable trusts to mitigate transfer tax and income tax exposure. Advises trustees regarding the post-death administration of trusts, including the preparation of federal estate tax returns.

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RI2.5
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TN2.0
TX2.0
UT2.0
VA2.0
VT2.0
WA2.0
WI2.0
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