RMD Archives - Roger Rossmeisl, CPA

25 Mar 2021

Recent Laws May Impact Your Retirement Savings

If you’re approaching retirement, you probably want to ensure the money you’ve saved in retirement plans lasts as long as possible. If so, be aware that a law was recently enacted that makes significant changes to retirement accounts. The SECURE Act, which was signed into law in late 2019, made a number of changes of interest to those nearing retirement. You can keep making traditional IRA contributions if you’re still working Before 2020, traditional IRA contributions weren’t allowed once you reached age 70½. But now, an individual of any age can make contributions to a traditional IRA, as long as he or she has compensation, which generally means earned income from wages or self-employment. So if you work part time after retiring, or do some work as...

16 Feb 2021

Taking Required Minimum Distributions in 2021

Roger Rossmeisl, CPA

Individual Tax Briefs

Taking Required Minimum Distributions in 2021

If you have a traditional IRA or tax-deferred retirement plan account, you probably know that taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) is mandatory when you reach a certain age — or you’ll be penalized. The CARES Act, which passed last March, allowed people to skip taking these withdrawals in 2020 but now that we’re in 2021, RMDs must be taken again. The basics Once you attain age 72 (or age 70½ before 2020), you must begin taking RMDs from your traditional IRAs and certain retirement accounts, including 401(k) plans. In general, RMDs are calculated using life expectancy tables published by the IRS. If you don’t withdraw the minimum amount each year, you may have to pay a 50% penalty tax on what you should have taken out —...

19 Mar 2020

Changes to RMD Rules

Roger Rossmeisl, CPA

Infographics

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18 Apr 2019

(#535) Still Working After Age 70-1/2? You May Not Have to Begin 401(k) Withdrawals

Roger Rossmeisl, CPA

Individual Tax Briefs

If you participate in a qualified retirement plan, such as a 401(k), you must generally begin taking required minimum withdrawals (RMDs) from the plan no later than April 1 of the year after which you turn age 70½. However, there’s an exception that applies to certain plan participants who are still working for the entire year in which they turn 70½. The basics of RMDs RMDs are the amounts you’re legally required to withdraw from your qualified retirement plans and traditional IRAs after reaching age 70½. Essentially, the tax law requires you to tap into your retirement assets — and begin paying taxes on them — whether you want to or not. Under the tax code, RMDs must begin to be taken from qualified pension, profit sharing and...

12 Nov 2018