Estate & Trust Primer
Protect your clients' assets and shield their estates from increased taxation brought about by the changing tax code. This CPE course will help you to understand the tax obligations of trusts and estates and how these obligations affect beneficiaries. The course, which has been updated for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), provides exercises and examples that reflect the calculation and allocation of taxable income and its presentation on the appropriate forms. You will also learn how to prepare federal Form 1041 and the accompanying schedules.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this course you will be able to:
- Apply the concepts of federal income taxation of estates and trusts.
- Calculate the gross income of trusts and estates.
- Describe which deductions and credits are allowed for estates and trusts.
- Define distributable net income and understand its significance.
Topics Discussed
- How trusts and estates are taxed under the internal revenue code
- What is a trust, a simple trust and a complex trust
- How the income of a trust or estate is defined for tax purposes
- What the ordinary deductions are and what credits are allowed
- How the deduction for distributions to beneficiaries are determined
- How trust and estate beneficiaries are taxed
- What a "grantor trust" is and how it is taxed
- How Form 1041 is prepared
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COURSE CODE
TSE.ETPFIELD OF STUDY
CPE CREDIT HOURS
4KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
BasicINTENDED AUDIENCE
CPAs, enrolled agents, and financial planners with basic knowledge of federal income tax concepts, and an interest in Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts and preparing Form 1041.
PREREQUISITE
Basic knowledge of individual income taxationADVANCED PREPARATION
NoneDELIVERY METHOD
For individual training, visit:
(U.S.) AICPAstore.com
(Outside the U.S.) CGMAstore.com
CONTACT A TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE:
1-800-634-6780 Option 1
aicpalearning@aicpa.org
