Advising the Individual Taxpayer | Chapter 42
Retirement Planning for Tax Purposes
Product specification for EA Part 1 Retirement Planning for Tax Purposes, mapped to the Taxpayer advice 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
4
Illustrations
5
Required lessons
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Roth vs. Traditional Decisions
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Early Distribution Penalties
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RMD Planning
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Beneficiary Issues
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Taxable Rollovers
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Curriculum blueprint detail
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IRS forms: Form 1099-R, Form 5329, Form 8606
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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.
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