Drafting Successful Medicaid Trusts
Expert advice on withstanding MassHealth scrutiny
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- Product Number: 2230032WBA
- Publication Date: 12/6/2022
- Length: 3 Hours CLE Credit Note
- Copyright: © 2022 MCLE, Inc.
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Product Description
Product Description
Creating an effective Medicaid trust requires not only a deep understanding of trust law, but also of estate and tax planning. You must know how to draft trust terms that will get approved—not always easy when it seems unclear what the state will—and will not—allow. Using the right language and key terms is vital—and more challenging than ever.This program provides a review and analysis of recent and current Medicaid trust cases both at the fair hearing stage and Superior Court stage. The analysis explores the current arguments the state is making, which includes attacks on the limited power of appointment to charities or children, the argument that nominee realty trusts are revocable, the power to loan money to the donor, the power to terminate the trust, and several others. Learn about the grantor powers that are the safest to use and which ones are being challenged by the state. Hear a discussion of the income tax benefits of making the trust a grantor trust and the importance of keeping the § 121 capital gains exclusion. Learn when it might be okay to not make the trust a grantor trust in an effort to reduce the risk of the state challenging the trust, along with the pros and cons of such advice and the circumstances when such advice may be appropriate.
Learn what paragraphs should be in these irrevocable trusts, and which ones to avoid. You also learn how to draft around current challenges and make arguments to distinguish your trust from the Cohen, Doherty, and most recent Braiterman cases that MassHealth uses to attack these Medicaid trusts. We also explore the step-up basis rules and the estate and gift tax rules as they relate to drafting these trusts. More specifically, learn how to draft a QTIP share and a remainder share into these trusts to obtain both estate tax reduction and nursing home protection at the same time. Finally, we walk through when to use life estates, the two ways to create life estates, and the related income and gift tax issues associated with them. You come away with an in-depth understanding of how these trusts work, how best to draft them, and related estate, income, and gift tax implications associated with using them.
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Agenda & Materials
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2:00 - 2:35 pm
Common Tax Attributes in Medicaid Compliant Irrevocable Trusts
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2:35 - 3:20 pm
Litigation-Proofing Your Medicaid Irrevocable Trust
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3:20 - 3:35 pm
Break
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3:35 - 4:35 pm
Pros & Cons making the Estate the Designated Beneficiary of Both Your IRA & Life Insurance Coupled with Testamentary Trusts
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4:35 - 4:50 pm
Roth Conversions in the World of Medicaid Trusts
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4:50 - 5:00 pm
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