Finance and Legal Group

Taxes and Elections and Sunsets, Oh My! Tax planning for 2024 and beyond.

Presented by Andy Whitman, PhD, Licensed Attorney, Tax Preparer & Volunteer Financial Planner at Prepare + Prosper.

Choose the moves that are right for you. Everyone's tax situation is different, consult with a tax professional to come up with a financial plan well before year end.

Life & Estate Plans: Life, Incapacity, and Gifting

Estate Planning Attorney Matt Guttman discusses trusts and other estate planning issues.

Financial Life in Retirement

Event Date: September 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM

See the recording for Financial Life in Retirement by David Foster, CFP©, CRPC©, CRPS©. Vice President, Senior Wealth Planner.

Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: Issues & Choices

Event Date: September 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM

Several subject matter experts continue to discuss the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage and notable non-health plan and non-broker resources.

When will the Medicare advantage bubble burst? Part 2

This session will continue the discussion begun in the May 8, 2023 session.  See that article for details.

Commercializing UMN Research & Inventions- Yields Excellent, Lasting Returns

UMN Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation beyond the research lab by helping our diverse researchers in development of new products and services that benefit the public good, foster economic growth, and generate revenue to support the University's mission.

Tax update 2023 and 2024

Topics include tax changes; tax reducing moves required now and tax management in 2024.

Estate Planning

Event Date: November 6, 2023, at 9:40 AM

Overview of all your important financial decisions from taxes to trusts and health care directives.

Long Term Care Insurance class

Event Date: September 20, 2023, at 8:00 PM

Funding Long Term Nursing care as an ongoing issue. There are a number of factors that will determine if LTC insurance is right for you – your age, health, retirement goals, income and assets.

Tax efficient distributions to family and charities

Event Date: September 18, 2023, at 9:30 AM

This presentation was recorded at Carlson School. Topics included IRS compliant ways to make qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from your IRA or rollover IRA; funding gifts to Minors and other gifts; plus more.

When Will the Medicare Advantage Bubble Burst?

Event Date: May 8, 2023, at 1:00 PM

Recording spreads awareness to rein in the Medicare Advantage (MA) privatized system, and protect traditional Medicare funding.

Tax Update: Elections, Forgiveness, & Taxes, Oh My!

Todd J. Koch, CPA, MBT, CFP /JAK Partner, has again invited UMRA members to attend the year-end tax planning presentation for JAK clients.

Estate Planning

Matt Guttman will give a webinar on Estate planning.

A review of past webinars is good preparation for the fall 2022 programs.  Review 2021 estate planning webinar.

Tax Efficient Distributions to Family and Charities

Todd J. Koch, CPA, MBT, CFP /JAK Partner, has again invited UMRA members to attend the year-end tax planning presentation for JAK clients.

You may review the fall 2021 presentation recording and slides. 
Please start at 00:01:51 due to technical issues.

Year End Tax Planning

Todd Koch, CPA, MBT, CFP, will review MN and Federal tax code changes, IRA and retirement account distribution strategies, and other important tax questions.