Issue 21 – Second Quarter, 2015

NAEPC Journal of Estate & Tax Planning

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Regular Columns and Reports

Guest Editor’s Column: Obergefell Effect on LGBT Estate Planning (PDF file) Written for NAEPC to update our readers on the recent SCOTUS ruling regarding same sex marriage. Author: Joan M. Burda, Attorney at Law

List of Conferences 2015 Conferences on Estate, Financial Planning

Distance Learning Programs Upcoming and on-demand professional education

Accredited Estate Planner® Designee – Top Pick

Putting It All Together—Some Of The Best Planning Strategies We See In The New Frontier That Reduce Both Income Taxes And Estate Taxes (PDF file) Author: S. Stacey Eastland, JD, AEP® (Distinguished) (Most popular article from this issue in terms of views by AEP® designees.)

Second Quarter Update

Speculation About Upcoming Section 2704 Regulation (PDF file) Author: Steve Akers, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)

An update on a standard and a brand new release from our Hall of Fame: 6th Annual DAPT State Rankings Chart (PDF file) 1st Annual Non-Grantor Trust State Income Tax Chart (PDF file) Author: Steven J. Oshins, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)

Are You Aware Decanting Causes Tax Issues? (PDF file) Reproduced courtesy of Ultimate Estate Planner Author: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, DEP, AEP® (Distinguished)

Practical Planner, Volume 10, Issue 1, Jan-March 2015 (PDF file) Author: Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA, PFS, AEP® (Distinguished), JD

The NAEPC Journal of Estate & Tax Planning Quarterly Tax Update (PDF file) Author: Scott E. Swartz, JD, LL.M., AEP®

The Year of Transparency’s Tipping Point (PDF file) Reproduced courtesy of WealthManagement.com Author: Barbara R. Hauser, JD, TEP

Bullion Monarch Mining, Inc. v. Barrick Goldstrike Mines: Unconstitutional Perpetual Trusts—Not So Fast Says the Nevada Supreme Court! (PDF file) Reproduced courtesy of LISI (Leimberg Information Services, Inc.) Author: Steven J. Oshins, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)

Heckerling Musings 2015 and Current Developments (PDF file) Reproduced courtesy of Heckerling Institute and the University of Miami Author: Steve Akers, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)

2015 Trends for Estate Planning (PDF file) Reproduced courtesy of Cannon Financial Institute Author: Daniel A. Smith, CFP®, CWS®, CIF®