Thought Leadership Resource Center
In most aspects of life, we sometimes hesitate to face challenges upfront, preferring to defer them to a later time. This procrastination is especially common when it comes to paying taxes on retirement distributions, affecting not just 401(k)s and IRAs but also the beneficiaries of these accounts.
Read MoreFor close to ten years, tax law rulings surrounding the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) to a charitable entity have flip-flopped as the tax code has grown and been modified over the years. But in 2015, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act finally made the rules surrounding the QCD permanent, allowing individuals to give charitably while also minimizing income taxes from the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
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