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TAX REFORM: IRA AND RETIREMENT PLANNING UPDATE

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateNovember 27, 2018
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaTaxes
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

The new tax rules will change the retirement tax and estate planning for virtually every client. The tax rules surrounding IRAs and other retirement accounts are complex and constantly changing. This session will cover the best retirement tax planning strategies, after "US tax reform", and how to identify the clients who will benefit most from these new planning ideas. The program will also cover several recent tax rule changes that were made through Courts and IRS rulings that are not widely publicized, yet apply to all clients with retirement accounts. Find out the latest in the world of IRA tax planning so you can share this with clients who will be looking to you for guidance on making critical retirement decisions. This will add to your value as a key retirement advisor.

Learning objectives:


  • To understand the retirement tax rule changes under the new tax law and help clients benefit from them To identify the best new retirement income and estate planning strategies

  • To be aware of the latest tax and IRA distribution decisions from recent cases and rulings. These will apply to your clients who are relying on you for the right advice before making major decisions affecting their retirement savings.

  • To learn how to avoid the most costly IRA mistakes made by CPAs. Many of these errors are fatal. They cannot be fixed and the consequences are financially disastrous, to both you and your clients.

  • To immediately provide valuable and profitable information to clients who are at risk of making errors. They are not getting this information from their typical financial advisor. Be seen as a proactive retirement advisor, as opposed to reporting on events that happened last year. That’s too late.

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Ed Slott, CPA

Ed Slott and Company
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Ed Slott is a nationally recognized IRA distribution expert, professional speaker, television personality, best-selling author, and president of Ed Slott and Company, LLC. He is known for his unparalleled ability to turn advanced tax strategies into understandable, actionable, and entertaining advice. He has been named “The Best Source for IRA Advice” by The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today wrote, “It would be tough to find anyone who knows more about IRAs than CPA Slott.”

Mr. Slott regularly presents on IRA and estate planning strategies at both consumer events and conferences for financial advisors, insurance professionals, CPAs, and attorneys. His client list has included leading financial membership organizations, such as FPA, NAPFA, Estate Planning Councils, and AICPA, as well as corporate financial firms Fidelity Investments, Nationwide Financial, New York Life, Jackson National, Transamerica, Met Life, Northwestern Mutual, Genworth Financial, LPL Financial, Advisors Excel and others coast-to-coast.

As president and founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC, the nation’s leading source of accurate, timely IRA expertise and analysis to financial advisors, institutions, consumers, and media, he provides:

1. Advanced training to financial professionals to become knowledgeable recognized leaders in the retirement marketplace; and

2. Answers to retirement savers’ most essential questions, continually providing practical, easy-to-understand information on IRA, retirement, tax, and financial planning topics.

Mr. Slott is an accomplished author of many financial and retirement-focused books, including most recently Ed Slott’s Retirement Decisions Guide: 2020 Edition (IRAHelp, 2020) and Fund Your Future: A Tax-Smart Savings Plan in Your 20s and 30s (IRAHelp, 2020). He also hosts the popular website irahelp.com as a resource for financial professionals and consumers, where tens of thousands of readers follow the Slott Report blog.

As a thought leader in the retirement industry, Slott is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Kiplinger, Investor’s Business Daily, and numerous additional national magazines and financial publications. He provides a monthly Q&A column to AARP and is a contributing columnist and media resource to Financial Planning, Financial Advisor, and InvestmentNews magazines.

He has appeared on many national television and radio programs, including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, FOXBusiness, NPR, and Bloomberg. Mr. Slott has raised more than $65 million for public television and is one of the top 5 pledge drivers of all time with his educational specials, including his most recent, “Retire Safe & Secure! with Ed Slott” (2020).

Mr. Slott is a past Chairman of the New York State Society of CPAs Estate Planning Committee and editor of the IRA planning section of the CPA Journal. He was named a 2020 InvestmentNews Innovator for his significant contribution to helping advisors improve client outcomes and tackle industry challenges. He is the recipient of the prestigious “Excellence in Estate Planning” and “Outstanding Service” awards presented by The Foundation for Accounting Education. He is a former board member of The Estate Planning Council of New York City and an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) distinguished.
Ultimately, through all of these efforts combined, Mr. Slott has taught millions of Americans (and their financial professionals) how to get the most out of their retirement savings.

 “The Best Source of IRA Advice”
— The Wall Street Journal

About Our Presenter

Edstottco

America’s IRA Experts

Education is the only avenue to avoid the roadblocks set up by "Uncle Sam" — a man with deep pockets just waiting to collect more taxes and penalties associated with unreliable, inadequate planning.

Ed Slott and Company is the nation's leading source of accurate, timely IRA expertise and analysis to financial advisors, institution, consumers and media across the country. We neither sell nor endorse any particular financial product. We are an educational company working to:

  1. Train financial professionals on an individual and corporate level to become knowledgeable recognized leaders in the retirement marketplace; and
  2. Answer retirement savers’ most important questions and continually provide practical, applicable and easy-to-understand information on IRA, retirement, tax and financial planning topics