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Estate Planning for the Business Owner

Course Description:
Estate Planning for the Business Owner examines the issues associated with the transfer of various types of business entities including valuation and tax considerations.

Audience:
This course is appropriate for trust officers who have already achieved a basic expertise with estate planning generally and who seek to expand their knowledge of estate planning for business owners. Participants undertaking this course should have a firm understanding of the transfer tax system and basic estate planning, including planning for lifetime gifts and estate planning for the marital deduction.

Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing this program, you will be able to:
  • Identify the challenges in estate planning for owners of closely held businesses
  • Identify methods used in valuing closely held businesses, determining discounts,
      and structuring restrictive agreements
  • Describe the planning techniques available for the effective transfer of privately owned
      businesses from one generation to another
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of business entity
  • Describe the techniques used in succession and estate planning to transfer ownership
      interest and control of privately owned businesses
  • Identify issues related to reducing valuation, freezing value, entity selection,
      and succession in estate planning for owners of closely held businesses

Course Credits: AIB: 0 ; ICB: 10.75 (CTFA/PFI) ; CFP: 5.0

Prerequisites: Basic expertise with general estate planning

Required Software: None

Optional Software: Adobe Acrobat Reader and RealPlayer

Cost: Members $160   •   Nonmembers $215


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PBA Contact: Jackie Catalano • (717) 255-6939 • jCatalano@paBanker.com