Estate Planning for Business Owners: Buy-Sell Agreements, Non-Family Interests, Valuation Considerations, Tax Issues
A live 90-minute CLE/CPE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE/CPE webinar will guide trusts and estates counsel on critical issues stemming from business interests in estate planning and administration. The panel will discuss considerations for estate planning and administration for business owners, key provisions for buy-sell agreements, valuation challenges, non-family business interests, tax challenges, and other legal and administrative obstacles of business interests in estates and trusts.
Outline
- Key planning considerations for business owners
- Valuation issues
- Challenges of co-owned or non-family business interests
- Succession planning
- Special tax considerations
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the critical considerations for estate planning for business owners?
- What are the most common valuation challenges and techniques to overcome them?
- What are the estate planning and administration challenges for co-owned or non-family business interests?
- What are the factors to consider in effectively implementing a succession plan?
- What are the tax challenges and potential pitfalls to avoid?
Faculty
Kenneth A. Horowitz
CLU® ,ChFC®, RICP®, AEP®
Strategies for Wealth
Mr. Horowitz entered the life insurance business in 1989. He became affiliated with the Guardian Life Insurance Company... | Read More
Mr. Horowitz entered the life insurance business in 1989. He became affiliated with the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY as a Field Representative with the Compain Anderson Group and went on to qualify for the company’s prestigious Leader’s Club and other distinguished awards. After merging with another NYC based Guardian agency in 2000, Strategies for Wealth, Mr. Horowitz's business grew more diversified providing clients comprehensive financial services. His commitment to the financial services business is exemplified by qualifying as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), as well as earning a Series 7 and RIA (Registered Investment Advisor). In 2016, Mr. Horowitz earned his RICP designation as a Retirement Income Certified Planner, and AEP designation in 2022.
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Chelsea J. Suttmann
Shareholder and Managing Director
Barulich Dugoni & Suttmann Law Group
Ms. Suttmann is a Shareholder and Managing Director at Barulich Dugoni Suttmann & Cummins Law Group, Inc. She has... | Read More
Ms. Suttmann is a Shareholder and Managing Director at Barulich Dugoni Suttmann & Cummins Law Group, Inc. She has been certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law. Ms. Suttmann's law practice focuses primarily on estate planning, trust and probate law, estate and gift taxation, and business formation, maintenance, and succession for family-owned businesses. Her family background includes several generations of small business owners and entrepreneurs, encouraging her to specialize in advising and counseling family business owners on estate planning, business succession planning, and business formation and maintenance matters. Ms. Suttmann also provides counsel to high-net-worth individuals and families regarding lifetime and post-death gifting, estate tax considerations, and asset protection strategies. She lectures on various topics, including estate planning, estates and trusts, and estate and gift taxation.
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Early Discount (through 04/18/25)
You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. CPE credit is not available on recordings. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.