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An Estate Planner's Guide to Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits - 6th Edition - Louis A Mezzullo

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9781639050888
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6th Edition
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An Estate Planner's Guide to Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits 6th Edition Louis A Mezzullo ISBN 9781639050888

This long-standing ABA bestseller has guided thousands of estate planners through the intricate rules governing qualified retirement plan distributions and IRAs. Now fully updated, An Estate Planner’s Guide to Qualified Retirement Benefits delivers timely, authoritative guidance on structuring benefits from qualified retirement plans and IRAs, consistently tying complex distribution rules to real-world estate planning practice.

The book offers a comprehensive examination of key planning issues, including:

  • The various types of qualified plans and the tax and non-tax rules that apply to each

  • Available distribution options and when they should be considered

  • Penalty taxes and how to avoid them

  • Required distribution rules and calculation methods

  • Income taxation of benefits and rollover strategies

  • Transfer tax considerations

  • Spousal rights, QDROs, and community property issues

  • Estate and trust administration concerns

  • Practical planning techniques to minimize income taxes while avoiding penalty and excise taxes

In addition, the guide includes valuable appendices featuring tax consequence summaries, hypothetical retirement plan scenarios, sample forms, and relevant IRS materials, including revenue rulings, private letter rulings, news releases, and notices.

An Estate Planner's Guide to Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits 6th Edition Louis A Mezzullo ISBN 9781639050888, 978-1639050888 & 9781639050895

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Louis A Mezzullo