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2024 Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business

Monday, April 28
 9:00am - 4:37pm

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8.00 Credits

Member Price $225.00

Non-Member Price $275.00

Overview

Navigating the complexities of business transactions requires a deep understanding of tax and estate planning strategies. In this comprehensive course tailored for financial professionals, participants will explore the intricacies of creative approaches to buying, selling, or gifting a business. Through real-world scenarios and practical insights, attendees will gain invaluable expertise in identifying tax risks, minimizing liabilities, and safeguarding assets. From evaluating valuation methods to exploring the details of stock versus asset purchases, this course equips you with the essential tools to provide informed counsel to clients.

Discover the potential for strategic success as you master topics including estate transfer and tax implications, gifting strategies, and the utilization of various trusts and partnerships. Whether you're a CPA, EA, attorney, or financial planner, this course offers indispensable knowledge to elevate your practice. With a recommended 8 credit hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE), this intermediate-level course is designed for professionals with a foundational understanding of business tax and estate planning. Join us and immerse yourself in a journey towards mastery in the vibrant landscape of business transactions.

**Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.

Objectives

  • Identify key tax risks associated with business transactions to minimize liabilities effectively
  • Discuss various strategies for estate planning to protect assets during business transfers
  • Explain the differences between stock purchase and asset purchase in business transactions
  • Analyze valuation methods to determine the fair market value of business interests accurately
  • Compare and contrast different gifting strategies for transferring business interests
  • Recognize the implications of transferring business interests to trusts and partnerships
  • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing self-canceling installment notes in transactions
  • Discuss the tax implications of transferring S corporation stock to trusts
  • Apply knowledge of estate transfer and tax issues to provide valuable advice to clients
  • Demonstrate the process of transferring business interests with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Highlights

  • Valuation methods for business interests
  • Stock purchase versus asset purchase
  • Estate transfer and tax considerations
  • Gifting strategies for business interests
  • Trusts and partnerships in business transfers
  • Self-canceling installment notes in transactions
  • Transferring S corporation stock to trusts
  • Business interest transfer with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Designed For

CPAs, EAs, attorneys, finance professionals, financial planners, insurance agents, and bankers

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of business tax and estate planning strategies

Preparation

None

Notice

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Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Arthur Werner, President, Werner-Rocca Seminars, Ltd.

Arthur Joseph Werner, JD, MS (Taxation), is the president and is a shareholder in the lecture firm of Werner-Rocca Seminars, Ltd. Mr. Werner’s lecture topic specialties include business, tax, financial and estate planning for high net worth individuals.

In addition, Mr. Werner is a former adjunct professor of taxation in the Master of Science in Taxation program at the Philadelphia University.

Mr. Werner received his B.S. in Accounting and his M.S. in Taxation from Widener University. He holds a J.D. in Law from the Delaware Law School.

Mr. Werner lectures extensively in the areas of Estate Planning, Financial Planning, and Estate and Gift Taxation to Certified Public Accountants and Financial Planners and has presented more than 3000 eight-hour seminars over the past twenty-five years as well as numerous webinars and video presentations. Mr. Werner has been rated as having the highest speaker knowledge in his home state of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, was awarded the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award in the State of Nevada, the Florida Institute of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award, and the South Carolina Association of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.

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Non-Member Price $275.00

Member Price $225.00