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An advanced gift and estate planning course which presents an overview of basic gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax law and tax computation processes. GS 815 also discusses the ownership and taxation of transfers of property during lifetime and at death in addition to marital, charitable giving, and life insurance planning. Family business entity planning and buy-sell agreements are also addressed in the course.

This course addresses current issues relevant to helping clients save for retirement and ensure that adequate retirement income lasts a lifetime. Topics include the retirement savings crisis, determining retirement needs, motivating clients to save, maximizing savings through tax strategies, choosing an appropriate retirement income strategy, tax-efficient distributions, and Social Security benefits claiming.

This course covers retirement planning and employee benefits. Retirement planning addresses accumulation and distribution phases and covers the various types of retirement plans, including employer-provided retirement plans (pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, ESOP, 401(k), 403(b), 457, SEP and SIMPLE plans as well as nonqualified deferred compensation and stock option plans), Social Security, and IRAs. Employee benefits covers medical plans, group term life and disability plans, cafeteria plans and flexible spending plans.

In this online orientation, students are introduced to the courses within the MSM program, the faculty and fellow students. Students are also oriented to The College and the educational resources available to GS students.