Strategies for Managing Retirement Distributions

Strategies for Managing Retirement Distributions

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.

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Inherited IRA Required Distribution Rules Change, Again.

Inherited IRA Required Distribution Rules Change, Again.

The rules surrounding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from inherited retirement accounts have always been complex. After the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 enacted sweeping changes, the rules were made all the more complicated.  One of the most impactful changes was the elimination of the “stretch” provision for inheritances which allowed most beneficiaries to take small amounts out of the account(s) annually based on their own life expectancy. Under the new rules, many inheritances that occur after January 1, 2020 will be subject to a new 10-year rule. 

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Proposed Act Further Extends RMD Age

Proposed Act Further Extends RMD Age

A bipartisan follow up to the Secure Act, the largest retirement saving legislation update since 2006 which was signed into law in December of 2019, passed in the US House of Representatives on March 29th. Dubbed the Secure Act 2.0, this new legislation builds off many of the changes brought by its predecessor in an effort to improve retirement savings rates

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