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Everyone knows you can only do one rollover per "IRA" in a 12-month period - right? But, what's the definition of an "IRA" - An IRA account? An IRA plan? An IRA plan type? The actual verbiage on this has always been a little gray and subject to interpretation. In a landslide, mind-blowing court case, the whole rollover world has been turned upside down. Big changes and clarifications regarding rollovers became effective January 2015. As you can see below, this is a jam-packed informational Webinar.
Covered Topics:
- Why is it important to QUALIFY the money coming into the financial institution?
- What are the three questions that should be verified?
- What is the IRS definition of an IRA for rollover qualification purposes?
- What happens if an IRA accountholder exceeds the once-per-12-month rule?
- What are the alternatives to moving money from IRA to IRA if not a “rollover”?
- What are the transition rules for 2014 and 2015 rollovers?
- Which IRA Forms are used, and how is the movement reported to the IRS?
- When does the financial institution have to verify transactions with the other institution?
- What’s the difference between an IRA Transfer, an IRA Rollover and a Qualified Plan Rollover?
- Moving money from a Traditional to a Roth or QP to a Roth – Conversion vs. Rollover?
- What is a Recharacterization between plan types?
- Most importantly… How do you correctly code the above transactions to the IRS?
Who Should Attend?
A "must-attend" webinar for anyone even remotely involved in IRAs, including frontline, back office, call center, investment department, and trust department personnel.