Individual Retirement Account Answer Book

Designed to provide quick, accurate answers to questions that concern accountants, attorneys, financial planners, mutual fund brokers, and other pension professionals, this volume presents hundreds of questions, then directs readers to the answers, all organized by topic. Discussion includes the Roth IRA and Education IRA, as well as the complex new rules that grew out of the Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997 (TRA '97) and the Internal Revenue Service's Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA '98) and subsequent pronouncements and interpretations issued by the IRS. Also covered are current developments regarding traditional IRAs, SEPs, and SIMPLE IRAs. Includes examples and practice pointers to illustrate important concepts. An appendix presents IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) , in its entirety. Additionally, numerous tables present Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations sections, revenue rulings and procedures, announcements, notices, and ERISA sections and opinion letters, as well as a table of cases and an index keyed to question numbers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)