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Protect Your Client’s 401(k)/403(b) Plan from Fiduciary Litigation 2 Credits

Protect Your Client’s 401(k)/403(b) Plan from Fiduciary Litigation 2 Credits

  • Steve Abramson

    CPC, CLU, ChFC
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    March, 2024
  • Subject Area

    Taxes

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Aug 27, 2024 | 03:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • To explain the duties and responsibilities of an ERISA fiduciary, including the duty of loyalty and the requirement to act with care, skill, and diligence.
  • To identify the types of individuals who can be named as fiduciaries, including plan trustees and members of the investment committee, and the potential personal liability for a breach of fiduciary duty.
  • To differentiate between administrative expenses and settlor expenses, and understand which expenses can be paid from plan assets, in order to properly allocate plan expenses and avoid prohibited transactions.
  • To understand the IRS/DOL requirements for timely deposit of employee 401(k) deferrals to plan accounts.

Course Overview

As a business owner or financial advisor, protecting your client's 401(k)/403(b) plan from fiduciary litigation should be a top priority. If you are managing a retirement plan, it is important to understand what it means to be a fiduciary.

Fiduciary litigation can lead to costly legal battles and damage the reputation of your business. To prevent this from happening, it's important to have a comprehensive plan in place that addresses potential fiduciary risks and ensures compliance with all applicable regulations. A fiduciary is responsible for making decisions in the best interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. As a fiduciary, you can delegate authority to a third party such as a professional investment manager.

Key topics covered in this online CPE/CE Tax webinar:

  • Definition of fiduciary, and Duties of an ERISA Fiduciary
  • Designated Investment Alternatives (DIA the fund list), ERISA §404(a)
  • Investment Policy Statement
  • Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA)
  • Timely Deposit of Employee Deferrals
  • Issues related to fiduciary litigation 

Join this CE Tax webinar it will provide you with the guidance and support needed to protect your client's retirement plan from potential litigation. 

  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
  • 2 General Credit of Taxes for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-1213)
  • 2 CPD Credit of Taxes for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
  • 2 PL Credit of Taxes for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CE Credit of Qualified Retirement Plan Matters for Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CPD Credit for Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Taxes for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
  • 2 CE Credit of Taxes for Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-S)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP)
  • 2 CE Credit for Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)/Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
  • 2 PL Credit of Retirement Planning for CIPM
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)
  • 2 CPD Credit for Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)

  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
  • 2 General Credit of Taxes for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-O)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-O)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-1213)
  • 2 CPD Credit of Taxes for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
  • 2 PL Credit of Taxes for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-O)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-O)
  • 2 CPD Credit for Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Taxes for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
  • 2 CE Credit of Taxes for Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
  • 2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01498-23-O)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP)
  • 2 CE Credit for Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)/Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP)
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
  • 2 PL Credit of Retirement Planning for CIPM
  • 2 CE Credit of Non-Core for Enrolled Actuaries
  • 2 CE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)
  • 2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
  • 2 CPD Credit for Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)

Additional Information

Credits

2

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

One of the best live CE/CPE/CPD/PL courses with Steve Abramson
Steve Abramson , CPC, CLU, ChFC

President, APS Pension and Financial

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Stephen Abramson is the President and founding partner of APS Pension & Financial Services established in 1977, a mid-size consulting and actuarial firm employing twenty-two professional and support staff specializing in pension and pension-related services.  For over 40 years, APS has been providing closely held businesses with financial services including pension design and administration, business succession planning, and wealth preservation planning. In 2015 APS Investment Management was established to provide fiduciary services to 401(k) and 403(b) plans and in 2018 APS Wealth Management, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), was established to provide investment management services to individual clients and retirement plans replacing his previous relationship with a Broker/Dealer.  Steve has taught professional level education programs for the American Society of Pension Actuaries; lectured to various professional groups, including the National Conference of CPA Practitioners, The NYS Society of CPAs, Nassau Bar Association, the C.W. Post Tax Institute, and the National Institute of Pension Administrators; and conducted continuing education seminars for Certified Public Accountants for the past 35 years. He is co-author of Plan Smart, Retire Rich published by McGraw Hill in 1998; author of Advisor’s Guide to Qualified Plans originally published by Aspen Publishing in March, 2002 and recently in the process of being updated with the 8th edition, and Retirement Financial Management for Clients Approaching Retirement published by Aspen Publishing in August, 2002.  A less technical version of Advisor’s Guide to Qualified Plans entitled Guide to Qualified Retirement Plans: A Plain Language Primer was published by the International Association of Employee Benefits in March 2005.  The second edition of this book was released in 2008.

Steve graduated from Cornell University in 1964, earned the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter in 1967 from the American College, Certified Pension Consultant in 1970 from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries and Chartered Financial Consultant from the American College in 1972.


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Robert Blades, Tax Professional

Very informative with ha ha moments on how potentially liable a Fiduciary could be.

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Julian Conner, IA LPA

Good lesson on guidelines plan fiduciaries amd there are duties according Erisa.

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