I blogged recently about a tax court case in which a tax attorney failed to follow the strict rules for IRA rollovers and wound up with a large tax bill. I made the point in the blog that the position taken by the tax attorney was supported by an IRS publication. I also blogged on
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Be Careful if ROBS Is Your Business Financing Strategy
By Stinson LLP on
Various promoters have suggested to entrepreneurs that they use the assets in their 401(k) plans or IRAs to finance a new business. These programs are sometimes known by the acronym ROBS, or Rollovers as Business Start-ups. The basic structure involves the entrepreneur’s rollover from a prior employer of the amount in his or her qualified …