Our Services

Estate & Trust

Your partner through changes

Preserving One’s Assets is one of the Oldest Traditions Known. Within this tradition, we at Couch & Associates respect the intentions and wishes of our clients while guiding them through the process of complying with state and federal tax and accounting requirements for estates and trusts. We are committed to bringing together the best of both worlds.

We partner with executors, administrators, conservators and money wealth managers to manage ongoing accounting and to prepare the appropriate tax filings for trusts and estates.

We commonly work through a handful of areas

  • Identify and prepare tax elections when appropriate

  • Prepare the descendants' final tax return with the initial corresponding trust or estate tax return

  • Preparing the beneficiary K1’s

  • Tracking the step up in basis of assets

  • Work with trustee(s), executor, attorney, and wealth managers to determine the property allocation of assets between trusts, such as A-B trust (also called bypass or credit shelter trust)

  • Work with trust and fiduciary accountants 

  • Strategize to offset capital gains 

  • Determine the best place to recognize income across the entities involved

  • Establish how beneficiaries report income they receive from an inheritance

Estate & Trust

Pricing


Starting at

$1,750

Every financial question matters. Contact us for personalized accounting guidance.