Upcoming Webinars
Learn About PA ABLE and ABLE Age Expansion
The PA ABLE Savings Program gives individuals with qualified disabilities a tax-free way to save for a wide range of disability-related expenses while maintaining important benefits.
Some of the topics we will discuss include eligibility requirements for opening a PA ABLE account, the federal and state tax benefits, ABLE Age Expansion, and how PA ABLE interacts with important benefits.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
PA ABLE and Social Security Disability Programs
Experts will discuss how PA ABLE Savings Program and Social Security Disability Programs work together. You’ll hear from Diana Fishlock, outreach specialist for the PA ABLE Savings Program, and Frank Magni, Social Security Administration public affairs specialist.
The PA ABLE Savings Program gives individuals with qualified disabilities a way to save for disability-related expenses while maintaining important benefits and supporting health, independence, and quality of life. The Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to adults and children who meet requirements for a qualifying disability and have limited income and resources.
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program pays benefits to individuals and certain family members if the individual is “insured.” While these two programs are different, the medical requirements are the same. Traditionally people receiving such benefits could only save a small amount, but ABLE accounts change the landscape, allowing people receiving these benefits to save for a house, a car, and other everyday expenses.
If you require accommodations to participate in this webinar, please contact us at info@paable.gov.
Legal Professionals FREE Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Focus on ABLE Accounts: A Financial Tool Specifically for People with Disabilities (On-Demand)
Description:
Don’t miss this thought-provoking and informative class that provides an overview of how ABLE accounts can positively impact people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers. Our knowledgeable faculty will also provide the statutory background on ABLE accounts and will explain eligibility requirements, account management, contribution limits, qualified expenses, tax rules, and interactions with benefits programs (such as SSI and Medicaid). Finally, the class will provide practice pointers for the usage of ABLE accounts, including working in conjunction with special needs trusts.
Faculty:
- Juliana Crist, ABLE today
- G. Alisa Ferguson, Virginia529
- Eric Ochmanek, ABLE today
- Charles J. Saia, New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Disability
- John J. Stevens, Pennsylvania Treasury Department
Cost:
Free
Credits:
1.0 Credit in Pennsylvania. This CLE is hosted through the D.C. Bar and is eligible for CLE credit in every jurisdiction.
Ongoing:
Register any time
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