Ed Slott

Ed Slott, a certified public accountant, is a financial expert specializing in retirement planning, IRAs and tax issues. He created the IRA Leadership Program and Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group. Twitter: @theslottreport

Ed Slott
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Track dates to save clients from new, big IRS fees
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT FEB 19, 2016
Track dates to save clients from new, big IRS fees

The IRS has increased its fees to request private-letter rulings (PLRs) for extensions upon missing two common retirement deadlines: 60-day rollovers and Roth recharacterizations.

Newly improved retirement tax rules
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JAN 04, 2016
Newly improved retirement tax rules

Permanent QCDs, expansions and enhancements let advisers plan ahead with certainty.

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT DEC 30, 2015
Beware the early distribution penalty

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT NOV 20, 2015
How to avoid year-end RMD errors

An expert's list of common mistakes advisers make when helping clients take required distributions

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT OCT 25, 2015
Attorney learns the wrong way to deduct IRA losses

Semi-retired patent attorney cannot deduct losses in an IRA.

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT SEP 18, 2015
Roth IRAs: Supersaving for college

Popular retirement vehicle has several advantages over a traditional 529 plan in many cases

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JUL 28, 2015
Consider a Roth IRA to supercharge your college-saving efforts

The popular retirement vehicle has several advantages over a traditional 529 plan in many cases.

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JUL 26, 2015
Law expands 10% penalty exception for public safety workers

More public safety officials may take early distributions without penalty from more of their government-sponsored retirement plans.

The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income clients
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JUN 24, 2015
The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income clients

Paying tax now, on today's balance, may be preferable to paying future tax on a much larger sum, year after year.

RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JUN 18, 2015
Clearing up adviser confusion on the new once-per-year IRA rollover rule

Here are answers to common adviser questions on the new IRA rollover rule