TOPIC: Taxation of Trusts
Meeting Description:
Are you seeing more clients who have trusts, are setting up trusts or who are beneficiaries of trusts? Learn about the different types of trusts, their purpose, and their tax implications including Inter-vivos and testamentary trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and the many types of special purpose trusts.
Learning objectives:
Types of Trusts (Simple, Complex, Grantor and Others)
Trust Accounting Income, Distributable Net Income, Taxable Income
Trust Income
Deductions Available to Fiduciaries
Misc Deductions Subject to 2% Floor
Distributions
OUR FEATURED SPEAKER
Pat Rufolo, Esq.
Pasquale J. Rufolo is the founding member of the law firm of Rufolo & Stein, LLC, and practices in the areas of tax, trusts and estates, and business planning.
Mr. Rufolo's corporate tax practice includes representing owners of closely-
held corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. He advises clients regarding the federal income tax laws relating to formation (including the preparation and negotiation of operating agreements, shareholders' agreements, etc.), liquidations and other corporate restructuring, executive compensation, withholding tax issues, and various tax accounting issues. He has also handled numerous cases involving the drafting and negotiating of asset and stock purchase agreements, non-competition agreements, as well as employment and confidentiality agreements. Prior to attending law school,
Mr. Rufolo was an accountant working at a number of certified public accounting firms and serving as controller of an "Inc. 500" company.
Mr. Rufolo serves as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he has taught Federal Income Taxation, Wealth Transfer Tax, Partnership Taxation, and Business Planning. In addition, Mr. Rufolo has served as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Tax Program at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Madison, New Jersey, where he taught various tax related courses.
CE Credits: 2 IRS CE, 2 CFP CE, 2 CPA CPE