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With the explosive growth in international investments, more and more lawyers and financial advisors realize the acute need to properly address critical issues of international estate planning for their clients. Whether you are counseling a foreign national or an American citizen, whether your practice is in the U.S. or abroad, whether you want to develop a general expertise in the area or are confronted by these issues on a more frequent basis, this compendium is a necessary and practical resource to help you identify and navigate many of the complex planning and regulatory compliance issues, both legal and tax, involved in international estate planning. In addition to providing a complete overview of the basic principles and procedures of international asset management from addressing the conflict of laws issues that are central in determining which country s laws will govern the disposition of a donor or decedent s wealth to the basic transfer tax rules for nonresident aliens, U.S. citizens, and resident aliens A Guide to International Estate Planning teaches proven strategies, techniques, and practical applications to use for meeting your clients international estate planning needs. Twenty-two detailed chapters are written by trust and estate lawyers with significant experience in international issues. Their advice goes beyond simply highlighting issues in estate planning, emphasizing key issues as compliance, treaty, choice of law, and estate administration problems. This updated edition now includes chapters on FATF and anti-money laundering and offshore compliance, as well as chapters from several foreign jurisdictions to provide comparative insights on different topics."

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"This fourth edition to An Estate Planner's Guide to Family Business Entities brings the second edition current through December 1, 2019 and is designed for the estate planner who is considering the most appropriate way to achieve his or her client's goal of transferring wealth to younger family members. Although it covers both tax and nontax considerations, its major emphasis is on the tax considerations, covering choosing the business entity and comparing the various entities that are available; highlighting recent developments concerning choice of entity; covering the application of the special valuation rules and other transfer tax issues, as well as the use of a grantor retained annuity trust to reduce the value of the gift when transferring an interest in a family-held entity, are discussed"--