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Final RMD Regulations Keep Controversial Annual RMDs During 10-Year Period

• Annual RMDs within the 10-year period are required when an account owner dies on or after the RBD.

QUESTION: I have been getting emails from a few sites pitching their subscriptions. They claim that Roth IRAs will all be taxable in the future. They say there are things you can do to avoid these taxes, but to find out what they are you have to subscribe to their newsletter. Is this true, and if so, how can one avoid taxes for Roth IRAs?

So here is a new one I am working with.  I have a divorced couple.  The ex husband recently was...

In 2020, the SECURE Act completely changed the game for nonspouse IRA beneficiaries. Now, most are subject to the 10-year payout rule. Recently released final RMD rules keep the controversial proposed rule that requires many beneficiaries subject to the 10-year rule to also take annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) during the 10-year period.

When a person reaches the required beginning date (RBD) – generally April 1 of the year after the year the person turns age 73 – required minimum distributions (RMDs) must officially start on traditional IRAs. But what if an IRA owner dies in a year when the RMD is due, but before the full RMD has been paid out?

Have a bit of a complex situation I’d like some advice on. My father had my sister and I listed...

This year Alice contributed $20k after-tax to a 401k, with an automatic in-plan Roth rollover to a Roth 401k.  The...

Hello, I feel like this question has been asked before, however, I still need clarity on a case. Any help...

Hi, I have a 76 year old client who just inherited an IRA from her brother who was 74 when...

Hello all, A relative passed away a couple months ago and left a trust and a will. He named his...