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RETIREMENT TAX JAN 19, 2017
Now is the time to review and correct 1099-R tax forms

Identify clients who had these types of retirement distributions and then check for these common errors.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2017
Year-end required minimum distribution planning alert for first-timers

These pointers can help advisers reduce confusion for new required minimum distribution clients.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 08, 2016
Still time to make IRA contributions for 2016

A 2016 IRA contribution can also be recharacterized in 2017, meaning changed from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, or vice versa.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2016
Answers to advisers' top questions on IRS' late IRA rollover relief

Advisers can avoid all of these 60-day rollover issues by using only direct trustee to trustee transfers whenever possible.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2016
IRS more lenient on 60-day rollover

Filing late used to be difficult and costly to correct, but new rule alleviates a lot of the pain.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2016
Will the state take your client's IRA? It can

Make sure clients are accessing their accounts or otherwise taking steps that would deem their accounts active.

RMDs can create future tax savings
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2016
RMDs can create future tax savings

If clients don't need the income, here are some ways the money they must take can be put to good use.

Who's keeping track of IRA basis?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2016
Who's keeping track of IRA basis?

IRA basis is required to be tracked on IRS Form 8606 “Nondeductible IRAs,” which is filed with a client's tax return.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2016
Advisers beware: Another Roth IRA scam backfires

Roth IRAs offer significant tax benefits, but these transactions are on the Internal Revenue Service's radar.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2016
On death, divorce and retirement

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2016
Strategies for delaying required minimum distributions for working clients

Those who are 70 ½ and still on the job may be able to delay distributions from company plans.

Strategies for delaying required minimum distributions for working clients
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2016
Strategies for delaying required minimum distributions for working clients

Those who are 70 ½ and still on the job may be able to delay distributions from company plans.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2016
Splitting retirement plan assets in divorce can get complicated if one spouse dies

A recent court case illuminates the possibility of a pension benefit going back to the plan if the right legal documents are not in order.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2016
Tax-time Roth IRA strategies

Share these timely IRA reminders with your clients and their CPAs.

Track dates to save clients from new, big IRS fees
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2016
Track dates to save clients from new, big IRS fees

The IRS has increased its fees to request private-letter rulings (PLRs) for extensions upon missing two common retirement deadlines: 60-day rollovers and Roth recharacterizations.

Newly improved retirement tax rules
RETIREMENT TAX JAN 04, 2016
Newly improved retirement tax rules

Permanent QCDs, expansions and enhancements let advisers plan ahead with certainty.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2015
Beware the early distribution penalty

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2015
How to avoid year-end RMD errors

An expert's list of common mistakes advisers make when helping clients take required distributions

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2015
Attorney learns the wrong way to deduct IRA losses

Semi-retired patent attorney cannot deduct losses in an IRA.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2015
Roth IRAs: Supersaving for college

Popular retirement vehicle has several advantages over a traditional 529 plan in many cases