Are You Taking an RMD for the First Time in 2018?
This week's Slott Report Mailbag examines inherited IRAs and retirees taking RMDs for the first time.
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Why You Should Take Your RMD
You are 70 ½ or older this year so you have a required minimum distribution (RMD). But, you don’t need the money or you don’t want to increase your income and pay more in income tax so you don’t want to take your RMD. What happens if you just ignore your RMD and do not take it?
Are the RMD Withholding Rules Different for a Pension Plan?
This week's Slott Report Mailbag goes situational - looking at an individual who forget to take his RMD (required minimum distribution) before rolling over his pension plan to an IRA, a woman who wants to find the best path to leave her IRA to her three sons and an employee who was re-hired by his old company and wants to know if he can roll his original 401(k) plan to an IRA. We have the expert answers.
The Case For and Against Taking Your RMD Early in the Year
One of the most common questions that an IRA owner subject to RMDs (required minimum distributions) asks is, "When should I take my RMD? Is it better to take the RMD early in the year? Later in the year?" There’s really no right or wrong answer, but rather, depending on your personal situation, either might make sense. Here are a few factors to consider when making your decision.
Don’t Rely on Your IRA Custodian to Pay You Your Required Minimum Distribution
As we enter April 2014, many of you are having your taxes prepared for 2013. Maybe you're having your taxes done by a professional tax-preparer such as a CPA or other professional, or maybe you’re doing it yourself - hello Turbo Tax! Click to learn how to avoid a 50% penalty on your RMD.
Your Age 70 1/2 RMD Required Beginning Date
If you were age 70 ½ last year (in 2013), April 1, 2014 is an important deadline for taking your 2013 IRA required minimum distribution (RMD). The tax code refers to this April 1st deadline as your required beginning date (RBD).
Aggregating Required Distributions
Not only are the holidays upon us, but it is time to make sure that required distributions (RMDs) from retirement plans are taken before year end (or before the cutoff date imposed by the IRA custodian). One question that comes up frequently is what RMDs can be added together. We answer this in detail below.
What Happens If You Did Not Take Your 2010 Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)?
This is the time of the year when missed required distributions (RMDs) for the prior year surface. Do you know what needs to be done to correct the situation?
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