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Projecting the Tax on a 2020 Roth Conversion

PROJECTING THE TAX ON A 2020 ROTH CONVERSION

This is a rebroadcast of a previously live presentation.
Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateOctober 15, 2020
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaTaxes
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

This webinar will serve as a practical guide to evaluating the tax cost of a year-end 2020 Roth conversion.

Topics and 2020 Roth conversion planning strategies include:


  • Roth conversion benefits and tax side effects of Roth conversions 

  • The opportunity cost argument against Roth IRA conversions doesn’t hold up – see the math so you can explain why to clients

  • How to avoid wasting valuable tax deductions by not converting

  • The tax effects of recent tax acts and IRS rulings on 2020 Roth conversions

  • Items to take into account for a 2020 Roth IRA tax projection


Learning Objectives:


  • Identify the 5 most misunderstood tax effects of a Roth conversion

  • Determine the tax traps and opportunities before advising on a conversion


You'll only have one chance to get this right – no do-overs! So be sure to attend this informative session with Ed Slott, whom The Wall Street Journal describes as “The Best Source of IRA Advice.”
 

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Ed Slott, CPA

Ed Slott and Company
Founder and CEO
ed@irahelp.com
(800) 663-1340

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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

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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