Retirement Plans and IRAs: Distribution and Repayment Options Under SECURE 2.0
Target Audience: CPAs, EAs, Annual Filing Season Program Participants
Field of Study: Taxes (NASBA); Federal Tax Law Update (IRS)
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DISCLAIMER: This Seminar was recorded on August 1st, 2024, in Orlando Florida
Seminar/Program Level: Basic
Recommended Continuing Education Credit: 1
This session provides an overview of new rules that make retirement funds more accessible before retirement. Participants in this seminar should understand how to certify that a distribution meets the distributable event requirements and the 10% additional tax exception. You’ll be able to help your clients access their retirement plan and IRA funds in a time of need using the following expanded distribution options:
- Domestic abuse victim distributions
- Terminal illness distributions
- Emergency savings accounts
- Emergency expense distributions
- Disaster recovery distributions
- Qualified birth and adoption
At the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Determine when an individual can access their funds early due to a distributable event in a retirement plan,
- List the new exceptions to the 10% additional tax for taking a distribution prior to age 59 ½
- Prepare the form 1040 for a distribution when the Form 1099-R does not include the correct code for an exception to the 10% additional tax.
- Define an RMD
- Identify the purpose of Form 5329
No prerequisites or advanced preparation are required for this seminar.
Price: $29.00
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