Watch International Estate & Tax Planning 2012: Planning for the International P...

International private clients face a changing tax and regulatory environment. Their advisors must understand how to serve the international private client: that is, the client with assets and/or beneficiaries in more than one country. This includes U.S. clients having assets or beneficiaries outside the U.S., as well as non-U.S. persons with U.S. connections. Effective planning requires an understanding of the tax and legal framework on a multi-jurisdictional basis, including the interplay of income taxes, estate taxes, the laws of inheritance, financial regulation, the laws of immigration and nationality, the laws applicable to the taxation and legal effectiveness of foreign trusts, and the principles of conflict of laws. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of the last few years, as well as apparent abuses and violations of the law, governmental authorities have increasingly focused on high net worth individuals who have international investments or interests in foreign entities or trusts. You should attend this program in order to strengthen your understanding of the fundamental issues in multinational succession and tax planning and the current tax and regulatory environment affecting international private clients. It will assist you in serving your international private clients. more