Required Minimum Distributions
Keep up with the latest changes affecting required minimum distributions and how they affect your clients, including those tied to 401(k)s plans, IRAs and annuities, as well as the best RMD strategies.
IRS Faces 2023 Audit of Its Own IRA Enforcement Efforts
By Allison BellThe audit could affect clients who take early IRA withdrawals, or who contribute too much.
October 12, 2022
10 Estate Planning Strategies to Rethink After the Secure ActNearly three years in, parts of this mammoth retirement law still haven't been finalized.
October 11, 2022
4 Timeless Tax Planning Insights for AdvisorsAs the uproar around inherited IRA guidelines shows, tax law is ever-changing. But some things don't change.
October 10, 2022
IRS' New RMD Guidance Brings Relief to IRA Beneficiaries — for NowWhile uncertainty remains on future RMDs, the IRS announcement gives advisors and clients more room for planning.
October 08, 2022
IRS Issues Ruling on 10-Year RMD RuleThe move answers "the No. 1 question" advisors and others have been asking about Secure Act RMD regulations, says tax expert Ed Slott.
October 06, 2022
Ed Slott: Bill Waiving RMDs for 2022 Is DoomedWhile the Secure Act 2.0 will likely raise the RMD age, a waiver would cause "havoc," Slott says.
July 25, 2022
Ed Slott, Ian Berger Explain 2 Good Reasons to Do a Reverse RolloverOne reason: Reverse rollovers help clients avoid being hit by the pro rata rule when doing backdoor Roth conversions.
July 19, 2022
'Will RMDs Drain My Account?': Morningstar's Benz Answers a Common Retirement QuestionThe personal finance columnist discusses how to reduce RMDs and offers some tax-friendly ideas for reinvestment.