ACTEC Trust & Estate
Talk Podcasts
ACTEC shares advice from the best and brightest lawyers in the trust and estate field every Tuesday. The ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk podcast series shares in-depth information on topics from electronic wills to bitcoin to charitable planning. Each podcast is transcribed and includes additional resources. Listen, read, and share your new knowledge with clients and colleagues each week.
The 2025 Mary Moers Wenig Writing Competition is open!
The 2025 Mary Moers Wenig Writing Competition is open! Law students can win scholarships, cash prizes, and publication. Deadline: June 1, 2025.
Estate Planning in the 2020 Election Year
Learn what steps taxpayers may want to consider and how to plan for future legislation, changes in the estate gift tax exemption and charitable giving.
Estate Planning Strategies in the Pandemic
2020 estate planning strategies including the gift tax annual exclusion, IRS code 2503(e), low interest loans to family, SLATs and CLTs.
Estate Planning Strategies for Retiring Abroad
Retiring abroad? Learn what estate planning information to keep in mind when moving overseas, such as guardianship considerations.
Grantor Trusts: Tax Returns, Reporting Requirements and Options
An expert estate planning attorney reviews the options available for reporting the income tax from grantor trusts.
Naming Foreign Persons in Your Estate Planning Documents
Information for estate planners when a will or trust includes a beneficiary who resides abroad including residents of Israel and the UK.
Tax Tips and Traps Related to Foreign Gifts
An explanation of how gifts from non-US persons can pass completely free of US gift tax if they are done correctly.







