Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits [SSR4]
Subject:
Time: 12:15pm - 3:45pm
Credit Hours:
4.00Price:
Member: $150.00
Non-member: $225.00
Discussion Leader:
Robert R. Thelen, CPARobert (Bob) Thelen is the owner of Robert R. Thelen, CPA, Ltd., a small practice located in Cold Spring, Minnesota. His areas of expertise, as well as what he most enjoys lecturing about, are in the areas of: individual and entity tax planning and preparation; payroll taxes and 1099 issues; retirement planning; Social Security and Medicare planning; and representing clients before taxing agencies. Mr. Thelen was President, CEO, and sole shareholder of another CPA firm located in Cold Spring, Minnesota, from 1992-2008. The company was heavily involved with income tax returns; payroll preparation and reporting; pension plan administration and compliance; retirement and individual financial planning; representing clients before taxing agencies; and life, health, and property/casualty insurance planning and sales. In 2016, he received the Surgent Outstanding Discussion Leader Award because of his consistently high evaluations for knowledge and presentation skills. Mr. Thelen was manager of a tax department for the firm now known as Clifton Larson Allen LLC from 1989-1992. He also had a professional career as a revenue officer and then a tax auditor with the Internal Revenue Service in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1980-1989. Mr. Thelen holds a Masters of Pastoral Ministry from St. John’s University School of Theology. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Metropolitan State University. He is also a member of the Minnesota Society of CPAs and other professional organizations.
Full Description
Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits (SSR4)November 6, 2018
Westmark Fairbanks Hotel
813 Noble Street
Fairbanks, AK
LATE REGISTRATION POLICY
For registrations received less than 21 days from the course date will be charged a late fee of $50 for each 8 hour course and $25 for each 4 hour course and $12.50 for each 2 hour course.
The leading edge of the baby boomer generation has already reached retirement age. Financial and tax planners can expect increased demand for strategies that dovetail Social Security with other retirement- and estate-planning objectives. This course provides tax and financial planning professionals with both the background information on the Social Security system and the strategies clients will need in dealing with Social Security, and the myriad of all the other related retirement planning issues.
Major Topics:
- Retirement benefits: What the amount of benefits is in various circumstances
- Spousal benefits: Should a spouse return to work? What benefits does a spouse have and when and how do they relate to benefits decisions by the client?
- Claiming on Social Security: advantages and disadvantages al ages 62, 66, and 70
- Planning: What clients approaching retirement age should consider now with respect to benefits for them, their spouses, and their children
- Coordinating benefits: Should you take Social Security first and higher-balance IRA distributions later, or take IRA balances first and enhanced Social Security benefits later?
Learning Objectives:
- Identify who is entitled to retirement benefits and in what amounts
- Summarize the factors one must consider in determining when to take benefits
- Discuss the taxation of Social Security benefits and how this impacts other income tax planning
- Identify and describe the potential effects of retirement and estate planning strategies and tactics that can enhance overall retirement and estate benefits by changing the "who" and "when" of the receipt of Social Security benefit payments
Designed For: Practitioners who have baby boomer clients with significant wages or earned income
CPE Credits: 4, Taxation
Level of Knowledge: Basic
Prerequisite: None
Acronym: SSR4
Discussion Leader: Robert R. Thelen, CPA
