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2020 LIFE TABLES AND RMDS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Question: Hoping you might be able to offer some guidance. We have a client who has two IRA accounts. The client is 80 years of age. He wants to convert the full amount in one of his IRA accounts to a Roth. The IRS says that...
TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW SECURE ACT AND YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst On December 20, 2019 the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law. This new law includes some big changes for your retirement account. Here are the top 10 things you need to know: No more...
THE STRETCH ON A STRETCHER
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst The stretch IRA is on a stretcher and paramedics just loaded it into an ambulance. It is on life support. Prognosis: negative. For most new beneficiaries, the stretch will not survive. The SECURE Act is the perpetrator, and it...
THE SECURE ACT’S IMPACT ON QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS AND REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: I turn 70 1/2 in 2020. Since I do not have to take a required minimum distribution (RMD), how much can I do in a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) this year? Ronnie Answer: Hi Ronnie, Even though you won’t have an RMD for...
SECURE ACT ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE ANNUITIES IN COMPANY SAVINGS PLANS – PART 1: PROTECTION FOR PLAN SPONSORS
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst There are three new provisions in the recently enacted SECURE Act designed to promote annuities in company savings plans. That explains why insurance companies lobbied so hard for passage of the legislation. The three provisions are: New...
NO RMD RELIEF FOR THOSE 70 ½ IN 2019 UNDER THE SECURE ACT
Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst The SECURE Act is here! Most of new law’s provisions kicked in on January 1, 2020, overhauling many of the rules for retirement accounts that have been with us for decades. One significant change the SECURE Act brings us is the delay in...
THE SECURE ACT AND INHERITED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
Sarah Brenner IRA Analyst Question: With the SECURE Act, can a person who is older than 70 ½ fund a 2019 Traditional IRA? The SECURE Act goes live on 1/1/2020, and an IRA can be funded up to 4/15/2020 for the previous year. Any reason they cannot? Answer:...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst The clock is winding down to the ball-dropping in Times Square that will usher in a new year – and a new decade. The Ed Slott and Company team wishes to thank you for supporting The Slott Report and responding to our articles with such...
ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS AND RMDS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Question: Hi Ed, Hope all is well. I have a client that received the HEART benefit as her spouse passed away a few years ago. We immediately moved those dollars into a Roth for her. My question is, as we are doing some year-end...
8 DAYS FOR 6 YEAR-END TRANSACTIONS
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst As of the writing of this Slott Report submission, it is Monday, December 23, 2019. T-minus 8 days before the end of the year, which means IRA owners have a tight window to complete any year-end transactions. Once the calendar...
ROLLING OVER MULTIPLE CHECKS AND BACKDOOR ROTH IRAS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: My husband has taken two different qualified distributions from his Roth IRA within the last 60 days. We would like to "pay those back.” It looks like we can put money back into the Roth IRA as a rollover. My question is: Can...
HELLO SECURE ACT, GOOD BYE STRETCH IRA
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst With the clock ticking down on 2019, Congress is expected to enact a $1.4 trillion year-end spending bill to keep the government running. Tucked away inside this mammoth piece of legislation is the Setting Every Community Up for...
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