Course Schedule The IRA Online Institute course follows the schedule shown below. You must complete each lesson, including the discussion question by the last date of the assignment period. You may work ahead on the lessons if you wish, but please make sure you thoroughly understand the material before attempting the lesson quiz. September 2 11 Week 1: Understanding IRAs & Authoritative Hierarchy Watch the Understanding IRAs & Authoritative Hierarchy video Read the Understanding IRAs & Authoritative Hierarchy section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 1 Introduction to IRAs; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 1 Origins of Compliance; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(a); Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408A Quiz: Complete the Understanding IRAs & Authoritative Hierarchy quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 1: Understanding IRAs & Authoritative Hierarchy discussions. There are five separate discussion questions for this week. September 9 18 Week 2: Establishment and Amendments Watch the Establishment and Amendments video Read the Establishment and Amendments section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 3 IRA Documents and Amendments; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 1 Origins of Compliance; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 2 Opening an IRA; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(a); Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408A; IRS Model Document, Form 5305, 5305-A, 5305-R, 5305-RA; Treasury Regulation, Treas. Reg. 1.408-6(d)(4)(iii), (v), (vi), and (vii) Quiz: Complete the Establishment and Amendments quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 2: Establishment and Amendments discussions. There are three separate discussion questions for this week.
September 16 25 Week 3: IRA Contributions & Investment Options and Prohibited Transactions Watch the IRA Contributions video and the Investment Options and Prohibited Transactions video Read the IRA Contributions section and the Investment Options and Prohibited Transactions section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 1 Introduction to IRAs; IRA Reference Service, Chapter 2 IRA Investments; IRA Reference Service, Chapter 3 IRA Documents and Amendments; IRA Reference Service, Chapter 4 IRA Contributions; IRA Reference Service, Chapter 7 IRA Reporting; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(a)-(c) and (h); Internal Revenue Code, IRC. Sec. 408A Quiz: Complete the IRA Contributions and Investment Options and Prohibited Transactions quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 3: IRA Contributions and Investment Options and Prohibited Transactions discussions. There are three separate discussion questions for this week. September 27 September 23 October 2 Weeks 1-3 Review Webinar 1:00 pm CT Week 4: Traditional IRA Distributions and Withholding Watch the Traditional IRA Distributions and Withholding video Read the Traditional IRA Distributions and Withholding section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 1 Origins of Compliance; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(d); Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 3405(c) and (e); Revenue Rulings, Rev. Rul. 2002-62; Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 31.3405(c)-1 Quiz: Complete the Traditional IRA Distributions and Withholding quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 4: Traditional IRA Distributions and Withholding discussions. There are three separate discussion questions for this week.
September 30 October 9 Week 5: Required Minimum Distributions & Roth IRA Distributions Watch the Required Minimum Distributions video and the Roth IRA Distributions video Read the Required Minimum Distributions section and the Roth IRA Distributions section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 7 IRA Reporting; Internal Revenue Code, IRC. Sec. 408A; Internal Revenue Code, IRC. Sec. 401(a)(9); Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 1.401(a)(9); Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 1.408-8; Notices, Notice 88-38 Quiz: Complete the Required Minimum Distributions and Roth IRA Distributions quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 5: Required Minimum Distributions and Roth IRA Distributions discussions. There are three separate discussion questions for this week. October 7 16 Week 6: Transfers and Rollovers Watch the Transfers and Rollovers video Read the Transfers and Rollovers section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 5 IRA Portability; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 4 IRA Reporting; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(d)(3); Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408A; Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 1.402(c)-2 Quiz: Complete the Transfers and Rollovers quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 6: Transfers and Rollovers discussions. There are four separate discussion questions for this week. October 18 Weeks 4-6 Review Webinar 1:00 pm CT
October 14 23 Week 7: Conversions & Excess and Recharacterizations Watch the Conversions video and the Excess and Recharacterizations video Read the Conversions section and the Excess and Recharacterizations section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 5 IRA Portability; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 4 IRA Reporting; Internal Revenue Code, IRC. Sec. 408A Quiz: Complete the Conversions and Excess and Recharacterizations quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 7: Conversions and Excess and Recharacterizations discussions. There are six separate discussion questions for this week. October 21 30 Week 8: Beneficiary Distributions Watch the Beneficiary Distributions video Read the Beneficiary Distributions section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 5 IRA Portability; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 7 Handling Legal Issues; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408A; Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 1.401(a)(9); Treasury Regulations, Treas. Reg. 1.408-8 Quiz: Complete the Beneficiary Distributions quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 6: Beneficiary Distributions discussions. There are five separate discussion questions for this week.
October 28 November 6 Week 9: IRA Reporting & Handling Legal Issues Watch the Reporting video and the Handling Legal Issues video Read the Reporting section and the Handling Legal Issues section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 7 IRA Reporting; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 4 IRA Reporting; IRA Compliance Manual, Chapter 7 Handling Legal Issues Quiz: Complete the Traditional and Roth IRA Reporting and Handling Legal Issues quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 9: Reporting and Handling Legal Issues discussions. There are four separate discussion questions for this week. November 8 November 4 13 Weeks 7-9 Review Webinar 1:00 pm CT Week 10: Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans Watch the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans video Read the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 8 Simplified Employee Pension Plans; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(j) and (k); IRS Model Document, Form 5305-SEP; IRS Model Document, Form 5305A-SEP Quiz: Complete the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 10: Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans discussions. There are five separate discussion questions for this week.
November 11 20 Week 11: Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE) Watch the SIMPLE IRA Plans video Read the SIMPLE IRA Plans section of the IRA Online Institute manual IRA Reference Service, Chapter 9 SIMPLE IRA Plans; Internal Revenue Code, IRC Sec. 408(p); Notices, Notice 98-4; IRS Model Document, Form 5304-SIMPLE; IRS Model Document, Form 5305-SIMPLE; IRS Model Document, Form 5305-S; IRS Model Document, Form 5305-SA Quiz: Complete the SIMPLE IRA Plans quiz Discussions: Participate in the Week 11: SIMPLE IRA Plans discussions. There are five separate discussion questions for this week. November 22 November 18 27 Weeks 10-11 Review Webinar 1:00 pm CT Week 12: IRA Online Institute Review Quiz: Complete the IRA Online Institute review quiz. Evaluation: Complete the evaluation for the class. Note: To receive your final result, you MUST complete the Course Evaluation. *Cornerstone, the IRA Online Institute platform will not be available at the following times: 5:30 7:00 pm (PT) 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 11/11 2:00 7:00 pm (PT) 10/6 5:30 10:30 pm (PT) 10/28