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Omaha Estate Planning Council Tom Lipscomb, CLU September 16th, 2015 Email: tom.lipscomb@nm.com Direct dial: (913) 676-8020 INCOME TAX IS THE NEW ESTATE TAX: CREATIVE AND RELEVANT STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE INCOME TAX IN THE ESTATE PLAN I. The Income Tax: the “New Estate Tax?”
- The “old days”
- Today’s rates
II. Commonly Used (and Powerful) Tools in the Estate Plan
- IDGT
- ILIT
- High death benefit/low premium life insurance
- High premium (“overfunded”)/low death benefit life insurance (Why?)
III. What Makes an IDGT a Powerful Building Block in the Estate Plan?
- What kinds of assets should be considered?
- Why an IDGT vs. an ILIT?
- IRC §675(4)
IV. What is “Overfunded, Blended” Life Insurance?
- Where does it “fit”?
- What’s the special planning opportunity?