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The Impact of OBBBA on Trusts and Estates: New Planning Opportunities

Permanence of the Higher Exemption, Increased SALT Cap, Sec 1202 QSBS, Itemized Deductions

A live 110-minute CPE webinar with interactive Q&A

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Monday, November 17, 2025

12:00pm-1:50pm EST, 9:00am-10:50am PST

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, October 24, 2025

or call 1-800-926-7926

This webinar will discuss how recent changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) impact trusts and estates. Our panel of notable trust and estate veterans will explore opportunities presented by the Act to minimize income tax and transfer taxes.

Description

Most notably, OBBBA eliminated the Tax Cut and Jobs Act's (TCJA) sunset of the substantially higher estate exemption and raised the exemption to $15 million ($30 million for married couples), beginning in 2026, indexed for inflation. This temporary surety of the historically high exemption reinforces the need for gifting strategies and income tax planning in taxpayers' estate plans.

New provisions in OBBBA offer significant opportunities to minimize tax liability for certain trusts and their beneficiaries. These include capital gain deferrals and elimination utilizing Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), the increase in the SALT cap to $40,000, and 199A QBI deductions. These benefits can significantly reduce taxes paid by eligible trusts. Trust and estate advisers need to understand how to incorporate the new OBBBA provisions into taxpayers' trust and estate plans.

Listen as our panel of astute wealth transfer professionals explains applying OBBBA provisions to trust and estate plans to minimize overall tax obligations.

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Outline

  1. Impact of OBBBA on trust and estates
  2. Permanence of the higher unified estate and gift tax exemption
  3. Increased SALT deduction limits
  4. 199A QBI deductions
  5. Section 1202 QSBS
  6. Itemized deduction limitations for estates and trusts
  7. Grantor trusts and OBBBA
  8. Planning strategies

Benefits

The panel will cover these and other critical issues:

  • Incorporating new OBBBA provisions in trust and estate plans
  • The impact of OBBBA on grantor trusts
  • Itemized deduction limitations for estates and trusts
  • Utilizing Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock to minimize tax

Faculty

Bridgers, Griffin
Griffin H. Bridgers

Member
Hutchins & Associates

Mr. Bridgers' practice encompasses all areas of private wealth and family business. In addition to estate...  |  Read More

Harden, Tim
Tim Harden, CPA

Tax Senior Manager
Gatto Pope & Walwick

Mr. Harden works with estates, trusts, and individuals to provide tax-saving strategies and compliance...  |  Read More

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