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Title :

Designing Qualified Plans to Meet Employer Objectives

Author :

Paul Winn, CLU, ChFC

Status :

Production

CPE Credits :

0.0

CFP Credits :

15

CFP Topic :

Employee Benefits Planning

Price :

$44.95

Passing Score :

70%

Primary Subject-Field Of Study :

Not applicable

Description :

Designing Qualified Plans to Meet Employer Objectives introduces students to the elements of qualified plan design to meet the needs of business owners. It discusses qualified plan design issues as they apply to both large and small companies. The emphasis, however, is on small company plans—specifically, qualified plans for those employers who have fewer than 25 employees.
The treatment of qualified plan design begins with a discussion of the characteristics of particular qualified plans in order to provide a foundation for the student to understand, in a general way, what they can accomplish for an employer. The focus of the course then changes to an examination of the three areas that employers need to address in deciding on the right plan. Those three areas involve:

    1. What the plan should accomplish for the company
    2. Who the plan should favor
    3. How much can be allocated to pay for the plan
Following a discussion of these three general areas of employer concern, the course looks at how to identify employer objectives. Finally, the student’s attention is focused on the more analytical aspects of plan design: matching the common employer objectives with the appropriate qualified plan.

Usage Rank :

0

Release :

2010

Version :

1.0

Prerequisites :

None

Experience Level :

Overview

Additional Contents :

Complete, no additional material needed

Advance Preperation :

None

Delivery Method :

Self-Study

Intended Participants :

Anyone needing Continuing Education (CE)or CFP Continuing Education.

Publication Date :

07/22/2008

Revision Date :

01/21/2010

NASBA Course Declaration :

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Comments :

Certified financial planner, CFP, tax, taxation, tax, Federal income tax, qualified plan, qualified plan design

Learning Objectives :

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course, the student can be expected to understand:
    1. The basis of suitable qualified plan recommendations
    2. The benefits that employers normally seek by establishing qualified plans
    3. The ways that plan design may differ for employers based on their size
    4. The basic characteristics of qualified plans
    5. How qualified plans meet specific employer needs
    6. How modifications to basic plans help qualified plan sponsors achieve their goals
    7. The importance of qualified plan data gathering
   

Course Contents - Go to Details

Chapter 1 Characteristics of Qualified Plans

Important Lesson Points

Introduction

Defined Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit/401(k) Plans

Defined Contribution Plans

Target Benefit Plans

Profit Sharing Plans

Traditional Profit Sharing Plans

Age-Based Sharing Plans

401(k) Plans

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)

Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE)

Chapter 2 Designing the Plan Based on Employer Objectives

Important Lesson Points

Introduction

What Should Be Accomplished

Whom to Favor

The Plan Budget

Chapter 3 Getting the Important Facts

Important Lesson Points

Qualified Plan Data Gathering

Identifying the Employer - Page 1

Obtaining & Prioritizing Objectives - Page 2

Getting the Hard Data - Page 3

Getting the Employee Census - Page 4

Chapter 4 Meeting the Employer’s Objectives

Important Lesson Points

Introduction

Maximizing Key Employee Benefits

Providing Value to Employees

Replacement Income at Retirement

Minimizing Employee Turnover

Maximizing Employee Performance

Encouraging Retirement

Maximizing Contribution Flexibility

Appendix A

Goal Priority Matrix

Qualified Plan Fact-Finding Form

Company Financial Information

Employee Census

Employee Census Information 

Appendix B

Decisional Factors in Qualified Plan Selection 

References 

Glossary

 

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