• Read more about MSFP 554 Income Taxation

This course explores the strategies used by financial planners to help clients achieve greater tax efficiency. Topics include income tax concepts and calculations, income tax research methods, gross income realization, exclusions and deductions, passive activities, alternative minimum tax, tax considerations of business forms, taxable and non-taxable property transactions, compensation planning, family tax planning, audit risk, and dealing with the IRS. 000017 EPT^® MSFP MSFPP MSM Single Course 4 1.00 Retirement Planning Financial Planning Leadership Certificate Program Master's Degree Program Advanced Career Professional No No 0000173 0

• Read more about HS 377 Financial Planning for Families Caring for Those with Special Needs

Delivered as a live webinar, this course combines self-study material with an interactive learning experience. Team-taught by experts in the field, the course covers issues for special needs individuals who are minors as well as those who are adults. Topics include unique federal income tax issues, the creation and administration of special needs trusts, the ABLE Account, SSI, Medicaid, and disability-related issues. The course incorporates case studies covering both the financial and unique aspects encountered in a special needs planning engagement. Successful completion of this course requires passing the final examination. For an additional tuition amount, professionals who purchase the package will have an opportunity to take the capstone course in a live classroom setting. 000271 ChSNC^® Single Course 3 1.00 Special Needs Planning Professional Designations & Certifications Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0002711 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ CO CO CT CT DE DE GA GA HI IA IA ID ID IN IN KS KS MD MD MN MN MO MO MS MS MT MT NC NC NE NE NH NH NM NM NV NV NY NY OK OK OR OR PA PA PR PR RI RI SC SC SD SD TX TX UT UT VA VA VT VT WI WI WV WV WY WY MA WA IL ND 23G

• Read more about HS 376 Legal and Financial Issues for Special Needs Families

This course covers unique legal techniques and tools that apply to special needs planning. Of particular importance are third-party funded special needs trusts created as part of an estate plan, wills, powers-of-attorney, guardianships, ABLE accounts, and self-settled special needs trusts established under federal and state law. The applicable issues surrounding Social Security and Medicaid are covered. In addition, special income tax topics enable financial advisors to understand and identify tax deductions and/or credits that may be available to families with special needs children and adults. It addresses some unique aspects of the medical expense deduction, the child and dependent care credit, the adoption credit, and the dependency exemption rules define a dependent for families of individuals with special needs. The student will examine some potential alternative minimum tax traps that may affect some of these families. This course builds upon Introduction to Disability (HS 375) by providing the detailed legal and financial considerations crucial to the special needs environment. 000270 ChSNC^® Single Course 2 1.00 Special Needs Planning Professional Designations & Certifications Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0002701 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ DE DE GA GA HI HI IA IA KS KS KY KY MD MD ME ME MI MI MN MN MO MO MT MT NC NC NE NE NH NH NJ NJ NM NM NV NV NY NY OR OR PA PA RI RI SC SC SD SD TN TN UT UT WV WV CA CO CT ID IN LA MA MS PR TX VA VT WI WY FL WA IL OH ND 10G

• Read more about HS 375 Introduction to Disability and Lifetime Planning

This course introduces students to the field of disability and provides an orientation to working with individuals with disabilities and their families. Coursework covers special education basics, relevant disability legislation, disability etiquette, collaboration with families, and lifetime planning. Topics addressed in HS375 include the various categories of disabilities (e.g., intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and intellectual disabilities) as well as lifetime planning considerations, such as: employment, housing, state waivers, social security benefits, and more. Required course for the ChSNC designation program, this is an introductory course and can be used as an elective in other programs. This introductory course equips advisors with the foundational tools necessary to be successful in HS376 and HS377. 000269 ChSNC^® Single Course 1 1.00 Special Needs Planning Professional Designations & Certifications Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0002691 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ CA CA CO CO DE DE GA GA HI HI IA IA IN IN KS KS LA LA MD MD ME ME MN MN MO MO NE NE NH NH NJ NJ NM NM NV NV NY NY OK OK OR OR PR PR RI RI SC SC SD SD TN TN TX UT UT WI WI WY WY MS VA FL IL ND 10G

• Read more about GS 859 Gift Planning in a Nonprofit Context

The focus of this course is on gift planning for nonprofits. By the end of this course, students should have the knowledge needed to apply the concepts and processes introduced in GS 839 and GS 849 to develop six to eight figure gifts for a specific nonprofit from its highest capacity donors. 000051 CAP^® MSFPP Single Course 10 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Financial Planning Professional Designations & Certifications Master's Degree Program Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0000511 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ CA CA CO CO CT CT DE DE GA GA HI HI IA IA KS KS KY KY LA LA MA MA MD MD ME ME MN MN MO MO MT MT NC NC NE NE NH NH NJ NJ NM NM NV NV NY NY OK OK OR OR PA PA PR PR RI RI SC SC SD SD TN TN UT UT VT VT WI WI WV WV WY WY IN MI TX VA FL IL OH ND 10G

• Read more about GS 803R Financial Statements and Business Valuation Analysis (Residency)

The first part of this course teaches students the "language of business" — accounting. It deals with understanding and analyzing financial statements to evaluate the financial stability and performance of a company. The second part of this course provides students with the knowledge of the fundamentals of equity valuation. 000325 AEP Single Course 24 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Master's Degree Program Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional No No 0003251 0

• Read more about GS 849 Charitable Giving Strategies

The focus of this course is on charitable tax strategies, tools, and techniques. By the end of this course, students will have the knowledge needed to open a client-specific or donor-specific conversation about the features and benefits of appropriate charitable tools. The student will then be able to convene a planning team, or in simpler cases, close for the gift. 000049 AEP CAP^® MSFPP Single Course 9 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Financial Planning Master's Degree Program Professional Designations & Certifications Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0000491 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ CA CA CO CO CT CT DE DE GA GA HI HI IA IA IN IN KS KS KY KY LA LA MA MA MD MD ME ME MI MI MN MN MS MS MT MT NC NC NE NE NH NH NJ NJ NM NM NV NV NY NY OK OK OR OR PA PA PR PR RI RI SC SC SD SD TN TN UT UT VT VT WI WI WV WV WY WY MO TX VA IL OH ND ID 10G

• Read more about GS 839 Planning for Impact in Context of Family Wealth

The focus of this course is on wealth in families and wealthy families in community with others. By the end of this course, the fundraiser and advisor should have the knowledge needed to elicit client or donor goals for self, family and society and to convene a team to achieve those goals now, later, at death or beyond death, through a financial plan, business exit plan, estate plan, or gift plan. 000041 AEP CAP^® MSFPP Single Course 8 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Financial Planning Master's Degree Program Professional Designations & Certifications Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional Yes Yes 0000411 AL AL AR AR AZ AZ CA CA CO CO CT CT DE DE GA GA HI HI IA IA IN IN KS KS KY KY LA LA MA MA MD MD ME ME MI MI MN MN MS MS MT MT NC NC NE NE NH NH NJ NJ NM NM NV NV NY NY OK OK OR OR PA PA PR PR RI RI SC SC SD SD TN TN UT VT VT WI WI WV WV ID MO VA WY FL IL OH ND 10G

• Read more about MSFP 543 Business Succession Strategies

This course covers advanced topics in business succession planning, provides an overview of gift and trust taxation to illustrate how charitable transfers facilitate business succession planning objectives, presents detailed coverage of family limited partnerships and limited-liability companies, and covers sales and gifts of business interests using discounting techniques. Students will discuss the use of executive benefit and retirement plan strategies to facilitate succession planning. While taking the course, students will complete three case studies that require them to imagine themselves as a person described in the case, followed by a final comprehensive case study. 000039 AEP BSP EPT^® MSFPP MSM Single Course 5 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Financial Planning Retirement Planning Leadership Master's Degree Program Certificate Program Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional No No 0000392 0

• Read more about MSFP 615 Advanced Estate Management Planned Giving

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. 000015 AEP BSP EPT^® MSFP MSFPP MSM Single Course 8 1.00 Philanthropic Planning Financial Planning Retirement Planning Leadership Master's Degree Program Certificate Program Advanced Career Professional Mid Career Professional No No 0000152 0