Typically, trustees and executors must account annually while conservators and guardians account every two years. Few attorneys and CPAs who represent fiduciaries understand how to prepare and present fiduciary accountings. Explore differences between fiduciary accounting and tax and financial accounting.
Real-world examples will be used to move from basic concepts of fiduciary accounting to more complicated aspects of the Uniform Principal and Income Act; and discuss techniques for highlighting the fiduciary's good deeds while mitigating the bad. Also, explore fiduciary fees and the challenges CPAs face when they serve as trustees.
PICPA Member: $245
Nonmember: $345
Course No. 4192186C
Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None.