Fiduciary Accounting for Estates and Trusts
Total Credits: 4 including 4 Accounting - Technical
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- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Accounting and Auditing
- Faculty:
- Doug Van Der Aa, CPA, JD
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 4 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Financial accounting for trusts and estates is one of the least understood branches of accounting. It is not particularly concerned with recording income and expenses but is obsessed with determining whether receipts and expenditures are assigned to income or principal/corpus. This course will dive into this tricky area and provide a reporting guide for fiduciary accounting.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Apply a working knowledge of the financial accounting rules for estates and trusts
- Identify planning and potential pitfalls
Major Subjects
- 10 Principles of Tax Accounting for Trust Income
- Entity accounting income and Form 1041
- Uniform Principal and Income Act
- Discretionary Power to Adjust
- Allocations between principal and income
- Trust accounting issues
Course Materials
Important CPA Credit Instructions READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (487.5 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty

Doug Van Der Aa, CPA, JD Related Seminars and Products
Doug Van Der Aa, CPA, JD, is a lively and energetic speaker on the subject of taxes and ethics, and has extensive experience in leading discussions for conferences, seminars and webinars. He is a highly rated speaker and seminar leader for state CPA societies and other organizations throughout the country.
Van Der Aa has more than 25 years of experience, including tax practice in CPA firms and the practice of transactional business and real estate law as an attorney. His practice concentrated on the tax needs of closely held businesses, with their related pass-through entities, complex individual returns, estates and trusts.
Van Der Aa taught for 10 years as an adjunct instructor and for one year as assistant professor of accounting and taxation for Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business, where he taught in both the undergraduate and MST programs.
Dates
Thu, May 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Mon, Jun 02, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Sat, Jun 21, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Tue, Jun 24, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Wed, Jul 02, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Tue, Jul 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Sat, Aug 02, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Fri, Aug 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Tue, Sep 02, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Mon, Sep 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Thu, Oct 02, 2025 - 04:00pm to 08:00pm PDT
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Wed, Oct 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Wed, Nov 05, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PST
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Sat, Nov 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PST
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Tue, Dec 02, 2025 - 04:00pm to 08:00pm PST
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Sat, Dec 06, 2025 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PST
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Mon, Dec 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PST
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Fri, Jan 02, 2026 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PST
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Thu, Jan 22, 2026 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PST
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Mon, Feb 02, 2026 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PST
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Tue, Feb 24, 2026 - 03:00pm to 07:00pm PST
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Mon, Mar 02, 2026 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PST
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Tue, Mar 31, 2026 - 03:00pm to 07:00pm PDT
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Thu, Apr 02, 2026 - 08:00am to 12:00pm PDT
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Wed, Apr 22, 2026 - 12:00pm to 04:00pm PDT
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Advanced Preparation NoneCourse Developer
Van Der Aa Tax Ed, LLC
Designed For Practitioners and members in industry seeking to gain a better understanding of fiduciary accounting of estate and trusts issues
Yellow Book No
Original Recording Date
05/25
Prerequisites Basic working knowledge of accounting for estates and trusts
Date Added to Catalog 3/15/2025
Additional Information
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Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
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