About the Course
Introduction
This CLE/CPE webinar will guide trust and estate counsel on the complexities in estate planning in light of IRS rules and regulations regarding inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs), required minimum distributions (RMDs), and trusts receiving retirement benefits. The panel will discuss key provisions impacting estate planning under the IRS rules and regulations, the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, mechanisms to avoid pitfalls concerning inherited retirement benefits, plan transfers, required distributions, and other essential items to ensure optimum planning.
Description
On July 19, 2024, the IRS issued final regulations for the RMD rules. Effective as of Sept. 17, 2024, the final regulations reflect changes made by the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 impacting retirement plan participants, IRA owners, and their beneficiaries. In addition, the IRS issued proposed regulations addressing additional RMD issues under SECURE 2.0.
The final regulations provide clarity on the 10-year rule for inherited IRAs, including ensuring that inherited retirement accounts are withdrawn and taxed in a timely manner. Before the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, beneficiaries of inherited IRAs could choose a lump sum withdrawal or stretch the withdrawal of RMDs over their life expectancy. Under the final regulations and the 10-year limitation, trusts and estates counsel must carefully plan to minimize taxes and protect beneficiaries.
In addition, beneficiary designations and utilizing IRA trusts must be considered due to the fact that the final regulations include new terminology and definitions, the inclusion of eligible designated beneficiaries (EDB) and category options, and other key issues.
Listen as our panel discusses key provisions impacting estate planning under the final regulations, changes stemming from the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, and mechanisms to avoid pitfalls concerning inherited retirement benefits, plan transfers, required distributions, and other essential items to ensure optimum planning.
Presented By
Mr. Hemenway is a founding partner of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A. His educational background included substantial coursework in computer programming and systems design at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Mr. Hemenwayserves as a trusted legal advisor to business owners, real estate investors, and families seeking to preserve and pass down their wealth and values. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate, small and closely held businesses, and real estate.
Ms. Young focuses her practice in the area of trusts and estates law and taxation. She counsels individuals, families and family offices on estate planning matters and business succession planning, including income tax planning and retirement, marital and charitable planning. She works with RSM tax professionals nationally on trust administration issues and estate and trust planning for individuals, families and family offices. She resolves gift and estate tax return examinations at the state and federal level. She presents nationally at conferences on topical estate, trust and gift tax issues. Her planning expertise is concentrated on the income tax aspects of estate planning, including fiduciary income tax minimization strategies (state and federal), charitable planning, marital planning, retirement planning and opportunities presented by decanting.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- schedule
1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
I. Impact of IRS final regulations
II. SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
A. Key terminology and definitions
B. Changes under the proposed and final regs
C. EDB categories
D. RMDs
III. The 10-year rule
IV. Planning strategies for surviving spouse
V. Planning strategies for minors
The panel will discuss these and other key issues:
- Key provisions under the IRS final regulations for retirement benefits
- Changes stemming from SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
- New and complex distribution rules upon death
- EDB and category options
- What are the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 rules when using IRA trusts?
- Final regulations on RMDs
- How the RMD rules work in cases of IRA shelter/conduit trusts
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