Surgent's Update on the SECURE 2.0 Act

Friday, June 14, 2024
Webcast or Webinar, Online
10:00AM - 12:00PM (opens at 9:30 AM) EST
2Credits
Technical Business

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 24/SUSEC295
Level: Basic
Vendor: Surgent
Field of Study: Taxes

Overview:

This course provides a comprehensive analysis of the SECURE 2.0 Act. The principal focus of the Act is to expand retirement coverage and increase retirement savings. As such, the Act has many important changes relating to IRAs and qualified plans. This legislation alters the landscape of retirement planning for taxpayers of all ages. Make sure you are up to date with the latest information available in order to effectively advise your clients on these important changes.

Objectives:

  • Understand the latest nuts and bolts rules on retirement for yourself and your accounting and finance clients
  • Competently discuss the current state of retirement planning with your accounting and finance clients

Major Topics:

  • Automatic enrollment requirements for 401(k) plans
  • Change in the credit for small employer pension plan startup costs
  • $2,000 saver’s match
  • Changes in pooled employer plans
  • Multiple employer 403(b) plans
  • Increase in age for required beginning date for mandatory distributions
  • Indexing IRA catch-up limit
  • Higher catch-up limit to apply at age 60, 61, 62, and 63
  • Treatment of student loan payments as elective deferrals for purposes of matching contributions
  • Application of credit for small employer pension startup costs to employers who join an existing plan
  • Small immediate financial incentives for contributing to a plan
  • Withdrawals for certain emergency expenses
  • Starter 401(k) plans for employers with no retirement plans
  • Improving coverage for part-time workers
  • Recovery of retirement plan overpayments
  • Tax treatment of IRAs involved in a prohibited transaction
  • Clarification of substantially equal periodic payment rule

Major Topics:

  • Automatic enrollment requirements for 401(k) plans
  • Change in the credit for small employer pension plan startup costs
  • $2,000 saver’s match
  • Changes in pooled employer plans
  • Multiple employer 403(b) plans
  • Increase in age for required beginning date for mandatory distributions
  • Indexing IRA catch-up limit
  • Higher catch-up limit to apply at age 60, 61, 62, and 63
  • Treatment of student loan payments as elective deferrals for purposes of matching contributions
  • Application of credit for small employer pension startup costs to employers who join an existing plan
  • Small immediate financial incentives for contributing to a plan
  • Withdrawals for certain emergency expenses
  • Starter 401(k) plans for employers with no retirement plans
  • Improving coverage for part-time workers
  • Recovery of retirement plan overpayments
  • Tax treatment of IRAs involved in a prohibited transaction
  • Clarification of substantially equal periodic payment rule

Designed For:

Any accounting and finance practitioner advising clients with respect to new pension and other changes brought about by the SECURE 2.0 Act

Prerequisites:

None