Fall is a perfect time to bring in new HSA clients. Open enrollment begins soon, so why not remind your business clients that you administer HSAs? It may be the motivation that they need to start offering HSAs to their employees.
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Health savings accounts (HSAs) pack a powerful punch when it comes to saving money for current and future healthcare costs—and they’re a great way to boost overall retirement savings. You may have noticed more clients interested in opening new accounts.
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Although the 2021 tax season is behind us, your work for this tax year may not be done. Inevitably, you will end up with an IRA client walking into your branch carrying his 2021 Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information, to point out an error. So, what do you do?
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We recently surveyed our clients to find out what types of training events they would prefer in 2022: 56 percent of respondents reported that they want on-site or in-person training while 43 percent prefer virtual or online training. Whether you prefer learning in person, virtually or online, we’ve got options for you.
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Providing consumer education content is one of the most effective marketing strategies that a financial organization can deploy. Creating quality educational materials that also promote your product offerings allows you to engage your clients, providing another connection to build trust and strengthen relationships.
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Making sense of new guidance is no easy feat. For example, the proposed RMD regulations, released by the IRS in late February, is a hefty 275-page document. Who has the time to read and analyze this?
We do.
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Some days, the responsibilities of maintaining IRA compliance can feel like a heavy lift. But it’s especially important to stay on top of withholding notice requirements. Withholding remains a key area of IRA compliance, and the costs associated with failing to timely provide withholding notices to clients can be steep.
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The Cycle 3 qualified retirement plan restatement deadline is fast approaching. If you’re an employer plan sponsor who has not taken action yet, or if you’ve gone through the restatement process but you’ve forgotten to sign and return documents, this message is for you.
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IRA reporting requirements seem to grow more complicated each year. Financial organizations are noticing an uptick in the number of repayment and postponed contribution options on IRS Form 5498. Let us help you avoid any confusion—and unnecessary errors.
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Your clients have questions about their IRAs, retirement plans, health and education savings accounts. Providing quality consumer education content to your clients on the topics they are interested in is a simple, yet effective way to help them build their knowledge and promote your product offerings.
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The costs associated with failing to timely provide withholding notices to clients can be steep. Now is the time start preparing to mail your IRA owners their withholding notices—before many of them begin taking IRA distributions in January.
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Looking for a great way to catch up on all of the latest developments and rule changes affecting retirement and health savings plans? Ready to get away for some worthwhile training and professional networking? It’s not too late to meet up with other financial industry professionals from all over the country at Ascend.
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Rely on Ascensus’ reference guides and technical manuals for the correct, accurate information you need to help your clients with their tax-advantaged savings questions.
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As a financial professional, it can be challenging to keep up with all the new regulations and rule changes that affect retirement, health, and education savings plans. That’s why each fall Ascensus sponsors annual training events that provide valuable, comprehensive education and updates.
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Perhaps the most notable change in the last year and a half was not being able to do business or connect with clients in person. Well, whenever you’re ready—and with your health and safety in mind—our experts look forward to connecting with you in person again with on-site Ascensus training and service offerings.
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In June we asked you to test your HSA knowledge by taking a short quiz. From the results, we noted some confusion about qualified medical expenses—those expenses that would generally qualify for a medical and dental expense deduction—that can be paid for from an HSA.
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HSAs have been around for 17 years and their continued growth is predicted as consumers learn more about the HSA’s tax advantages. Don’t let misinformation about HSAs hold you back from offering HSAs or growing your HSA business.
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In today’s world, almost everything has to be offered digitally or available in an “e” format. Your IRA, retirement plan, ESA, and HSA business is no exception. Fortunately, Ascensus offers several “e” products and training solutions to help you stay connected and in compliance.
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Managing retirement plan administration pre-COVID was already a challenge. Now with Cycle 3 restatement added to the mix, it’s even more so. Fortunately, Ascensus has the tools you need to streamline the Cycle 3 restatement process in today’s remote work environment.
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With an increase in the number of repayment and postponed contribution options comes an increase in confusion about reporting these contributions on IRS Form 5498. Find out how to avoid the confusion—and any unnecessary errors.
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