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8 Things to Know About Special Spousal Rule That Allows Smaller RMDs

If you have a traditional IRA and are age 70 ½ or older this year, you will have to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA for 2015. Your 2015 RMD is calculated by dividing your December 31, 2014 IRA balance by a life expectancy factor. You can determine your life expectancy factor by using life expectancy tables issued by the IRS. You will most likely use the Uniform Lifetime Table except when this special spousal rule applies.
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RMD year of death

Husband (age 90) dies in 2015 prior to taking his RMD for 2015 (which had begun long ago). Wife is...
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2015 IRA Distribution Being Rolled Over in 2016? 4 Facts You Must Know

The rules for rolling over IRA distributions can be complicated. These rules can become especially challenging at the end of the calendar year. If you are taking a distribution from your IRA at end of 2015 and considering a roll over that may not be completed until 2016, here are four facts you will want to know.
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UBTI in IRA

I will try to keep this brief. 75 year old client had Kinder Morgan Energy Partners stock in her IRA....
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