To gain the knowledge and understanding of the material needed to pass an ASPPA examination, candidates are required to read textbooks, study guides, sections of legislation, the Internal Revenue Code and regulations, and various other government releases, as detailed in the syllabus for each examination.

As needed, errata to required reading material will be posted on this Web page. It is the candidate’s responsibility to check this page regularly for any updates prior to taking an examination. Also included below are additional resources to assist candidates in exam preparation.

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Study Guide & Textbook References

RPF-1 Course Additional Reading

• 401(k), 403(b) and 457 Plan Basics in 2006, Kimberly J. Boggs
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan Basics, Elliot D. Raff, APM, and Jack Stewart, QKA
• Gearing Up for EGTRRA Restatements, Timothy M. McCutcheon, APM
• When is a Domestic Relations Order a Qualified Domestic Relations Order? David C. Newman, QPA, and Sal Tripoli, APM
• Document Restatement Strategies, Amy L. Cavanaugh, CPC 

• Fiduciary Breaches and Prohibited Transactions Involving Revenue Sharing - and How to Avoid Them, Pete Swisher, QPA
• Are We Engaged? The Pros of Having Engagement Letters (There are No Cons), Ilene H. Ferenczy, CPC
• Auto-Enrollment…Joy or Joke? Realistic Strategies for Success, Kristine J. Coffey, CPC
• Emerging Trends for PPA Fiduciary Advisers, Jason C. Roberts
• Education with IMPACT-The Edu-tainment™ Experience, Charles D. Epstein and Sue Ellen Lovejoy

TGPC Course Additional Reading (available for download in the TGPC-1 syllabus)

Additional Resources

• ASPPA Exam Abbreviation List
• ASPPA Exam Internal Revenue Code Definitions
• Updated Qualified Plan Limits (ASPPA Exam COLA Summary)
• Safe Harbor Table
• Glossary of Terms
• Uniform Lifetime Table and Joint and Last Survivor Table (used to calculate required minimum distributions under IRC §401(a)(9)