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Continuing Education credit — December 2020

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Please read the articles and answer the questions below. To find the related article, click on the hyperlinked title of the story – both online-only articles as well as stories published in the magazine.

You must answer 8 of the 10 questions correctly to qualify for CE credit.

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1. The IRS stipulates that, as a default, what percentage of IRA distributions will be withheld for federal income taxes? *This question is required.
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2. Typically, in order to avoid an estimated tax penalty, a client with an AGI of $170,000 must pay, throughout the year, an amount in taxes equal to the lesser of 90% of the current year’s tax or what percentage of the prior year’s tax liability? *This question is required.
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3. If the federal short-term rate is 0.27% in the first month of the year, what would the penalty for the whole first quarter of the year be, for a client who avoided paying estimated tax? *This question is required.
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4. Which rule would stipulate if your firm is required to record phone calls with clients? *This question is required.
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5. How much can a client gift directly to a university to pay for a beneficiary’s (or multiple beneficiaries’) tuition without having to pay a gift tax? *This question is required.
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6. The federal gift and estate tax is what percentage once an estate exceeds the exemption amount? *This question is required.
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7. If a client makes a cash gift to her spouse, and the spouse dies within this period of time, the client will not be able to receive a step-up in basis if the funds are given back to her in her spouse’s will. *This question is required.
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8. An active-duty member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard is eligible for up to what amount of Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage? *This question is required.
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9. If a 55-year-old client has an AGI of $220,000 and receives a $50,000 SGLI benefit, how much of that benefit can they contribute to a Roth IRA within one year of receiving the funds? *This question is required.
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10. Which of these funds had the best 10-year returns as of Nov. 6? *This question is required.
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