I. Utilize intentionally defective grantor trusts to accomplish long-term minimization of the client?s tax liability. Consider the mechanics of these estateplanning vehicles and the appropriate authority to cite.

II. Tables and Calculations: Excel Documentation

A. Consider how the strategy maximizes the amount of transferred wealth to the client?s children over time and explain the amount in an Excelspreadsheet.

B. Given the income tax consequences, conclude whether or not the strategy is worthwhile and is ethically sound. Consider justifying the strategy in comparison to an alternative transaction.

TAX 665 Final Project Part I Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric You will submit a memo describing how you will incorporate trusts into the estate plan you started in Milestone One. Include a quantitative model (in Excel) explaining how the use of the trusts and the family limited partnership can reduce the family's estate tax over time. Show how the transfer of ownership in the present via gifts or the formation of trusts will ensure a greater appreciation in value of the younger generation's ownership interests in the family enterprise over time. Conclude whether or not the strategy is worthwhile and is ethically sound. Cite appropriate statutory authority, case law, and/or AICPA Code of Conduct or ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to support your conclusions. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. II. Utilize intentionally defective grantor trusts to accomplish long-term minimization of the client's tax liability. Consider the mechanics of these estate planning vehicles and the appropriate authority to cite. Tables and Calculations: Excel Documentation A. Consider how the strategy maximizes the amount of transferred wealth to the client's children over time and explain the amount in an Excel spreadsheet. B. Given the income tax consequences, conclude whether or not the strategy is worthwhile and is ethically sound. Consider justifying the strategy in comparison to an alternative transaction. Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2-3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, oneinch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. Submission must include an Excel spreadsheet explaining the amount of transferred wealth over time. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions. Critical Elements Introduction: Grantor Trusts Tables: Transferred Wealth Over Time Proficient (100%) Utilizes intentionally defective grantor trusts to accomplish longterm minimization of the client's estate tax liability Assesses the amount of wealth that will be transferred to the children over time Needs Improvement (75%) Utilizes intentionally defective grantor trusts, but details do not show a minimization of the client's tax liability Assesses the amount of wealth that will be transferred, but details are cursory Not Evident (0%) Does not utilize intentionally defective grantor trusts Does not assess the amount of wealth that will be transferred Value 30 30 Tables: Tax Consequences Analyzes the personal income tax consequences and costs as a result of the strategy and concludes whether or not the proposed strategy is worthwhile and ethically sound Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Analyzes the personal income tax consequences and costs as a result of the strategy and concludes whether or not the proposed strategy is worthwhile and ethically sound, but details are irrelevant or cursory Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Does not analyze the income tax consequences and costs as a result of the strategy and does not conclude whether or not the proposed strategy is worthwhile and ethically sound 30 Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas Total 10 100%