Reading the Trust Instrument (2022)
Basic Trust Provisions and Consequences - Recorded 6/10/22
The trust instrument is a legal document that must be properly interpreted in order to prepare an accurate Form 1041 Fiduciary Income Tax Return. In this course, we examine the common provisions and people involved in an irrevocable trust and how they ultimately interact on the tax return.
Learning Objectives
Understand why a Form 1041 should not be prepared without first reading the governing instrument.
Describe the purpose of basic provisions of the trust document.
Identify tax consequences of those trust provisions.
Understand how state law interacts with the trust document.
IRS Program Number: NMVBP-T-00221-22-S
Length: 100 minutes plus optional question-and-answer session (no CE)
Prerequisite: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Self-Study
Field of Study: IRS Federal Tax
Credit hours: 2 IRS CE
Instructor: Frank R. Acuna, Esq. Click here to learn more about the instructor.
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