Trust Administration for Tax Professionals

Program Overview

July 18, 2026| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Pacific | In Person

Hosted by Palomar Chapter

Speaker   Frank R. Acuña, Esq.

Desription

The “Silver Tsunami” is in full form and family wealth transfers are occurring at unprecedented rates. Tax professionals are being called upon by long term clients and their families to assist with conservatorship, probate, and trust administration.

This class will focus on trust administration, but has broad application for tax professionals serving aging clients and their families after incapacity or death.

  Learning Objectives

1) Understand the legal mechanisms for dealing with the incapacity or death of our clients.
2) Examine various trusts and how/why they are used.
3) Learn the appropriate roles of a number of different professionals in the aging/dying process, and how to work together for our clients’ best advantage.
4) Learn the basics of fiduciary accounting and fiduciary taxation, their similarities and differences, and how fiduciary accounting flows onto the fiduciary tax return.
5) Apply ethical principles to a tax professionals service to aging, incapacitated, or deceased clients and their families.

Learning Level   Intermediate


Prerequisites & Advance Preparation
    None

Continuing Education

IRS:  8 hours Fed Tax Topics|   CTEC:  8 hours Fed Tax Topics |   CA Bar:  6.75 hours Taxation Law|  CPA CA:   8 hours Taxes (Self-Reporting)

Pricing

Member: $200 | Non-Member: $240

In-Person Details

California Center for the Arts
340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, California 92025

(Registration at the door is permitted but meals will be limited to availability if not pre-registered)

 

Cancellation/Refund Policies

Please contact the host Chapter at palomar@csea.org for refund/cancellation policies related to this event.

When
7/18/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where
California Center for the Arts 340 N. Escondido Blvd. Escondido, CA 92025

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