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Divorce Transfers and Settlements 2022

Available Until

Self-study

2.00 Credits

Member Price $69.00

Non-Member Price $89.00

Overview

Participants will learn how to apply, implement, and evaluate the strategic tax aspects of marital dissolutions and living together arrangements. Current perspectives on property transfers and asset divisions are examined, emphasizing planning considerations. This course reviews property settlements and other transfers incident to divorce. Basis allocation, third-party transfers and purchases between spouses are also examined. Common pitfalls for the unwary such as transfers in trust, installment notes, and purchases between spouses, are analyzed. Application of these tax principles is exampled in selected asset divisions of the residence, business interests, insurance, and pension benefits.

Highlights

  • Property rights
  • Premarital agreements
  • Application of 1031
  • Incident to divorce
  • Property basis
  • Purchases of residence between spouses
  • Purchases of business interests between spouses
  • Selected asset divisions of residence & business interests
  • Real & personal property
  • Pension benefits

Objectives

  • Identify the various forms of marital property and how to proceed with a tax structured property settlement stating the benefits of premarital agreements to avoid potential divorce problems.
  • Recognize property settlements under 1041 by:
  • identifying its application to interspousal and third party transfers,
  • specifying the factors that determine whether or not a property transfer is incident to divorce under 1041,
  • determining property basis for the transferor and transferee spouse under 1041.
  • Identify remedies for the deferred tax pitfall of 1041 by:
  • determining deferred tax liability of interspousal purchases,
  • recognizing the tax deferral of 1031 exchanges,
  • specifying the key elements of the home sale exclusion and stating their application;
  • recognizing benefit distribution problems and the tax advantages of QDROs.

Notice

This is a self-study/on demand course offered by a 3rd party vendor and will NOT be accessible in the My Upcoming CPE section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CalCPA. The course expires one year from the purchase date. Format = Downloadable PDF.

Non-Member Price $89.00

Member Price $69.00