Reference no: EM132230523

Question: How might charitable giving impact the income, gift, or estate tax outcome for your client? Is there an optimal strategy? Recommend a charitable donation for income, gift, or estate tax planning purposes. Which deduction (income, gift, or estate) do you recommend, and why? How does life insurance impact your estate planning strategy for the client? Consider who must pay the premiums and where the cash will come from to pay premiums. Recommend an ethical compliance strategy based on the client's comments about a valuation discount on the family limited partnership that is consistent with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Circular 230 and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Conduct. Also submit a table summarizing the estate, gift, and income tax consequences of your overall proposed estate plan over the next 24 months and how much of your client's cash the strategy will consume.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Life Insurance, Annuity, and Charitable Giving Strategies

A. Evaluate life insurance products, annuities, and charitable giving for possible estate tax advantages in the taxable estate or in the children's estate, while finding use of the cash flow from the sale and the real estate business. Recommend a charitable donation for income, gift, or estate tax planning purposes.

B. Recommend an ethical compliance strategy based on the client's comments about a valuation discount on the family limited partnership that is consistent with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Circular 230 and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Conduct. Consider the client's cash constraints, economic impact over time, IRS Circular 230, and the AICPA Code of Conduct.

C. Develop an additional ethical compliance strategy that addresses the client's estate tax and the interest and penalty that will accrue if he does not make timely payments of tax. Acknowledge appropriate tax case law and statutes. Consider quantifying penalties and interest.

II. Tables and Calculations: Excel Documentation

A. Analyze the personal income tax consequences and value over the next 24 months as a result of the overall proposed tax strategy. Consider justifying the strategy in comparison to an alternative transaction.