Ed Slott

Ed Slott, a certified public accountant, is a financial expert specializing in retirement planning, IRAs and tax issues. He created the IRA Leadership Program and Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group. Twitter: @theslottreport

Ed Slott
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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2010
Roth conversions can ease new tax

The revenue-raising provision of the new health care law most likely to affect your clients is a 3.8% levy on investment income.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2010
What can't be converted to a Roth

Unfortunately, many individuals are getting confused.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2010
Check those beneficiary forms

The beneficiary form is the single most important estate-planning document of individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs, determining the ultimate value of the accounts, who ends up with the money and for how long.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2010
Tax traps of non-deductible IRA conversion

By now, most financial advisers know that when you have after-tax money in an individual retirement account, you can't just convert those funds and pay no tax on the conversion.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2010
New ruling reopens window for taxpayers

The suspension of 2009 required-minimum distributions from retirement plans and IRAs was enacted as part of the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, which was signed into law Dec. 23.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2010
Roth IRA can affect homebuyer credit

The latest version of the tax credit for first-time homebuyers has two new features that may make the credit more widely available, which means more clients with Roth conversion income may be affected.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2009
IRS closes NUA tax loophole

The Internal Revenue Service has closed another loophole in the Tax Code.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2009
Helping clients tap retirement savings

Chances are, you have clients in financial distress, with a need for ready cash.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 22, 2009
Time for a year-end IRA checkup

Here are some key individual retirement account items to check on before the end of the year.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2009
IRS shoots down new Roth IRA ploy

When Roth individual retirement accounts were created, it was inevitable that some taxpayers would attempt to exploit their advantageous provisions.