Participants will learn how to apply, implement, and evaluate the strategic tax aspects of marital dissolutions and living together arrangements. Current perspectives on property transfers and asset divisions are examined with an emphasis on planning considerations. This course reviews property settlements and other transfers incident to divorce. Basis allocation, third party transfers, and purchases between spouses are also examined. Common pitfalls for the unwary such as transfers in trust, installment notes, and purchases between spouses are analyzed. Application of these tax principles is exampled in selected asset divisions of the residence, business interests, insurance, and pension benefits.
Course Publication Date:
April 16, 2025
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
self study membership or
all access membership or can be purchased for
$20.00!
| Author: | Danny Santucci |
| Course No: | TAX-DIVORCE-5155-M |
| Recommended CPE: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | QAS Self Study |
| Level of Knowledge: | Overview |
| Prerequisites: | General understanding of federal income taxation |
| Advanced Preparation: | None |
| Recommended Field of Study: | Taxes
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Learning Objectives
- Identify the various forms of marital property and how to proceed with a tax structured property settlement.
- Identify the tax impact of property divisions and the importance of complying with §1041.
- Determining the deferred tax liability of interspousal purchases and later dispositions, recognize the tax deferral of §1031 exchanges, and identify the benefit distribution problems and the tax advantages of QDROs.