We offer training to meet your needs, whether that means in-person training, self-paced online courses, or virtual training, which is a hybrid learning model. Whatever learning method works best, Ascensus has options for you.
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Quality consumer education is one of the most effective marketing tools that you can deploy as part of your business strategy.
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The passage of both the SECURE Act of 2019 and the SECURE Act of 2022 have brought unprecedented changes in the retirement industry. Your clients have questions—we all do. But are you confident that you have the correct answers or even know where to find them?
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Withholding is a key area of IRA compliance and the penalties associated with failing to timely provide withholding notices to clients are costly. For example, the penalty for failing to timely provide a withholding notice is $100 per failure up to a maximum annual amount of $50,000. Ouch.
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As we prepare for Ascend 2023, let’s look back at what we learned at Ascend last year from you.
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If traveling isn’t an option for your organization, you and your team can still benefit from face-to-face training with Ascensus’ experienced and knowledgeable instructors and engaging curriculum.
Let us come to you.
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With the New Year fast approaching, your clients will have more questions about their IRAs, retirement plans, and education and health savings accounts. Are you prepared?
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Tax reporting season is around the corner, and now is the time when many financial organizations audit their year-end IRA reporting data to catch and correct errors before tax documents are printed and mailed out.
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Navigating the post-SECURE retirement landscape may seem perplexing to many small business owners and self-employed individuals. That’s where Ascensus can help you help them get back to managing a successful business.
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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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