Small Business Retirement Plans: Picking the Right Plan for Your Client (2 hours - late morning) - Webcast
Overview
Small businesses have many retirement plan options. The selection of the best plan helps our clients minimize taxes and secure a more comfortable retirement. We’ll cover how to navigate through the options and pick the best retirement plan for each client. We’ll have a discussion of relevant SECURE Act 2.0 developments including Roth SIMPLE and SEP IRA provisions which are effective now.
OSCPA has partnered with the Washington Society of CPAs for this event.
Highlights
- Which clients are best suited for each of the following plans: SEP-IRA's, SIMPLE IRA's, 401(k)'s, Traditional and Roth IRA's, Defined benefit plans?
- How will SEP Roth and SIMPLE Roth contributions work under the SECURE Act 2.0?
- What are the payroll tax consequences of choosing each type of plan?
- Which plans provide the greatest flexibility?
- Which plan can provide the quickest accumulation of retirement savings?
Prerequisites
Some knowledge in Retirement Plans
Designed For
CPAs and Tax Practiioners
Objectives
- Identify the best type of retirement plan for small business owners, based on the underlying facts.
- Identify the payroll ramifications of different retirement plants.
- Compute the maximum available deduction for each type of plan.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios

George Koutelieris, Cutting Edge Tax Strategies LLC
George J. Koutelieris, CPA, MS-Tax, is a shareholder in the firm Johnson & Shute P.S. and a Member of Cutting Edge Tax Strategies, LLC. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University teaching various tax courses.
George's practice includes planning and consulting on complex transactions including formations, liquidations, mergers and acquisitions, purchase and sales, multi-state and international tax for closely held businesses and their owners, with a concentration on the real estate industry.
George is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, where he is a former chair of the WSCPA's Taxation Committee. George is also an active speaker on various tax topics, having presented in the past for all the State Societies on the west coast.
(3/19/21)

Gregory White, Cutting Edge Tax Strategies LLC
Greg White, CPA-WA, has practiced tax accounting for more than 35 years. He is founder, shareholder, and President of CPA firm WGN, P.S. in Seattle, Washington, which serves a successful entrepreneurial client base. He also owns and operates State of the Art Tax, LLC, a tax education company. Greg is in his tenth year as an adjunct professor at the Golden Gate University's Seattle Campus where he teaches capital assets, tax accounting, and individual taxation. Greg is licensed to practice in and has argued cases before the U.S. Tax Court. He has been named "Top 50" IRS Practitioner by CPA Magazine.
Greg has extensively presented tax CPE, predominantly on the west coast, over the last decade and has written and presented live courses and webinars for CCH and others nationally. He has presented tax topics in the Pacific Northwest on TV including spots on KOMO TV, King TV, and Northwest Cable News. He is frequently in contact with Treasury, IRS, and other top government officials in Washington, D.C. as to late breaking guidance from the government and has been involved in making recommendations to them to help practically shape federal tax legislation and administrative guidance.
(11/2/20)
Non-Member Price $120.00
Member Price $105.00