Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
Overview
Clients often ask their tax advisors whether they have the “best” pension plan and whether they are using it to its maximum advantage. This program explains how various pension plans work and analyzes why a small or medium-sized business owner would choose one plan over another.
Highlights
- Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan
- SIMPLE plans
- Simplified employee pension plans
- 401(k) plans
- Defined benefit plans
- Ensuring eligible employees are covered
- Employees’ impact on choice of plan
- Ongoing compliance requirements
- Establishing a plan after the tax year end
- Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans
- Pooled employer plans
Prerequisites
Basic individual income taxation rules
Designed For
Any tax practitioner who will advise a business owner about selecting a pension plan for his or her business
Objectives
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the major pension-planning options for small- and medium-sized business owners
- Help clients evaluate pension plan options and select the best pension-planning option for them
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Michael Tucker, Surgent McCoy Self Study
Michael J. Tucker is an employee of Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC and a consultant for the accounting firm of T.M. Byxbee Co. in Hamden, CT. He is the author of many professional articles and a veteran TV and live-seminar presenter. In addition, he heads up Surgent McCoy’s webinar efforts, where he writes and hosts many of the webinars Surgent McCoy sponsors and presents. Mr. Tucker was a professor at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT and worked with KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Tucker received his J.D. from New York University, his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his Ph.D. from the University of Houston.
Non-Member Price $139.00
Member Price $119.00