Income & Assets | Chapter 14

Retirement Income

Product specification for EA Part 1 Retirement Income, mapped to the Income and assets SEE domain.

Chapter build status

This page defines the chapter architecture. It is not yet the final textbook chapter, question bank, or reviewed practitioner reference.

Last reviewed: June 5, 2026. Tax law through: December 31, 2025. Students must verify current IRS limits, forms, and instructions before testing.

Lessons

6

Question target

50

Flashcard target

100

Case studies

5

Decision trees

3

Illustrations

5

Required lessons

Traditional IRA

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Roth IRA

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SEP IRA

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SIMPLE IRA

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Qualified Plans

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Required Minimum Distributions

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Every chapter must contain

  • Learning Objectives
  • Key Concepts
  • Technical Discussion
  • IRS Authority
  • Exam Alert Boxes
  • Practitioner Notes
  • Decision Trees
  • Form Walkthroughs
  • Examples
  • Advanced Examples
  • Case Studies
  • Common Errors
  • Chapter Summary
  • Flashcards
  • Review Questions
  • Answer Explanations

Question and flashcard standard

Each chapter target is 50 chapter questions and 100 flashcards before cumulative and simulation pools. Questions must include correct-answer explanations, wrong-answer explanations, topic tags, difficulty, IRS concept references, and review dates.