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The SECURE Act—One Year LaterThe SECURE Act—One Year Later

Identify clients who are affected by the changes, and determine how best to implement estate-planning strategies.

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act1 was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019. Now, over a year later, we’ve had some time to identify the provisions of the SECURE Act that have significantly impacted distribution and estate planning for retirement benefits. The challenge for professionals is to identify clients who are affected by these changes and determine how best to implement effective planning strategies. To that end, we revisit some of these changes and explain how they impact retirement account owners and beneficiaries. 

Significant Changes 

Here are a few of the significant changes made by the SECURE Act:

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About the Authors

Denise Appleby

CEO, Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc.

Denise is CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc., a firm that provides IRA tools and resources for financial and tax professionals. She has over 15 years of experience in the retirement plans field, and has co-authored several books and written over 400 articles on IRA rules and regulations.

Denise is also CEO of the consumer website that provides free information about IRAs, www.retirementdictionary.com More about Denise at DeniseAppleby.com.

Bruce D. Steiner

Attorney, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen P.C.

Bruce Steiner has over 35 years of experience in the areas of taxation, estate planning, business succession planning and estate and trust administration. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing education programs for bar associations, CPAs and other professionals. He is a commentator for Leimberg Information Services, Inc., is a member of the editorial advisory board of Trusts & Estates, is a technical advisor for Ed Slott’s IRA Advisor, and has written numerous articles for Estate Planning, BNA Tax Management’s Estates, Gifts & Trusts Journal, Trusts & Estates, the Journal of Taxation, Probate & Property, TAXES, the CPA Journal, the CLU Journal and other professional journals. Bruce has been quoted in various publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Daily Tax Report, Lawyers Weekly, Bloomberg’s Wealth Manager, Financial Planning, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, Newsday, the New York Post, the Naples Daily News, Individual Investor, TheStreet.com, and Dow Jones (formerly CBS) Market Watch. Bruce has served on the professional advisory boards of several major charitable organizations and was named a New York Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011 and 2012.