Individual Retirement Accounts for 2019
SKU: CPE-07-120
Credit Hours: 4
Level: Intermediate
Category: Taxes
Requires Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation: No
Delivery Method: PDF
Instructor: Andrew Clark, EA.
Course Description:
Individual retirement accounts are investing tools that permit individuals to set aside money for retirement in a way that is preferential from a tax standpoint. This course will review the following types of IRA accounts: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. This course will describe who is allowed to open and contribute to an IRA account during the taxable year. This course will identify when contributions are deductible and when they are not deductible. This course will describe the time allowed to rollover distributions and the ramifications of not completing rollovers within the allotted time. Finally, this course will describe when taxpayers are permitted to take distributions from an IRA account.
This course will cover the following topics:
- Identify the requirements for serving as a trustee for an IRA account
- Recognize the requirements for opening a traditional IRA account
- Recognize the maximum contribution that can be made by a taxpayer to an IRA account
- Identify when a taxpayer must start receiving distributions form an IRA account
- Calculate the amount of minimum distributions from an IRA account
- Recognize prohibited transactions for an IRA account
- Recognize the maximum contribution that can be made by a taxpayer to a Roth IRA account