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Quick reference

IRA services: the account, transaction and reporting obligation

  • Identify the IRA type and transaction before processing.

  • Contribution eligibility and deductibility are different questions.

  • Match distributions to account, cohort and beneficiary conditions.

  • Keep servicing, advice and tax reporting responsibilities separate.

  • Distinguish goals, cash flow, liquidity and net worth.

  • Risk willingness and loss-bearing capacity are different inputs.

  • State saving timing, inflation and rate assumptions.

  • Tax, pension, estate and product-contract rules remain local and unverified.