High net-worth clients set up Grantor Retained Trusts (GRT) to ensure gifts go to specific beneficiaries and to avoid annoying taxes. GRTs are irrevocable, though, so your clients need to understand the consequences of placing assets in them. 

Clients of means can benefit significantly from a Qualified Personal Resident Trust (QPRT), but your firm needs to set up this valuable estate planning tool accurately and correctly. A QPRT can reduce your client’s taxable estate, but if your client lives beyond the initial trust term, all sorts of concerns arise. Wealth Docx® QPRT software ensures potential mistakes don’t occur. 

Swap powers are an important but often overlooked opportunity in estate planning. Understanding what allowances swap powers provide can result in significant tax liability reductions. Attorneys working with clients to preserve assets should be aware of the potential benefits of swap powers and work them into estate planning strategies.