IRAs Archives - Charles W. Rawl & Associates, LLC

How Are RMDs Calculated in the 10-Year Period

As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst In the July 22, 2024 Slott Report, my colleague Sarah Brenner explained how the IRS, in its final SECURE Act required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations issued on July 18, did not budge on a controversial position it had [...]

By cwrawl|2024-07-25T11:04:27-05:00July 24, 2024|Categories: The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, RMDs, Taxes|

IRS Issues Final SECURE Act Regulations: Controversial Annual RMD Requirement During 10-Year Rule Stands

The IRS has flip-flopped! In the SECURE Act, Congress eliminated the “Stretch IRA” for most inherited IRAs beginning in 2020. A new “10-year rule” was put in place and experts believed the IRA balance had to be withdrawn by the end of the 10-year period with no annual distribution requirements. In May 2021, the IRS confirmed that annual RMDs were not required. The IRS released the long-awaited SECURE Act annual RMD requirement and flip-flopped. Please read the article below. As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor [...]

By cwrawl|2024-07-25T12:53:33-05:00July 22, 2024|Categories: The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, RMDs, Taxes|

Roth Conversion Confusion: Taxes Withheld When Under 59 ½

There are many misconceptions about Roth IRAs and confusion abounds. Avoid this irreversible costly mistake and stay on the road to a Tax Savvy retirement. As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Charlie Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst There is no doubt we have written about this topic in past [...]

By cwrawl|2023-08-03T16:37:30-05:00July 31, 2023|Categories: The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, Roth IRA|

Help a Young Person Use Summer Earnings to Start a Roth IRA

Wouldn’t it be great to guide our children and grandchildren into a Tax Savvy financial future? Teach them to save in the tax-free bucket at a young age! As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Charlie Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Is your child or grandchild working hard this [...]

By cwrawl|2023-08-03T16:41:20-05:00July 24, 2023|Categories: The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, Roth IRA|

ROTH-O-MANIA!

As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst SECURE 2.0 is now the law of the land and one thing is very clear. Roth-O-Mania is here! In their quest for more revenue, Congress has created more options to save with Roth accounts. These accounts bring in [...]

By cwrawl|2023-02-02T13:28:02-06:00January 23, 2023|Categories: Articles, Smart Investing, The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, Retirement Planning, Roth IRA|

Happy Holidays! Congress Gifts SECURE 2.0

As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education This holiday season Congress has given us SECURE 2.0. With no time to spare to avoid a government shutdown, they passed the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and sent it off the President for [...]

By cwrawl|2023-01-19T13:17:45-06:00December 28, 2022|Categories: Articles, The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, RMDs, Taxes|

Tax-Savvy Charitable Giving With QCDs Can Benefit Both Giver and Receiver

A qualified charitable distribution, or QCD, might be the answer for you – but watch those rules. Plenty of retirees like to give back to their communities through charitable donations, but questions often arise over the best way to do that. What approach is efficient, provides the tax benefits you’re after, and also is advantageous for the charity that’s on the receiving end? One possibility is a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), a tax-savvy way to reduce your taxable income and maximize your donations, whether you itemize deductions on your [...]

By cwrawl|2022-10-25T13:18:19-05:00October 12, 2022|Categories: Articles, Smart Investing|Tags: As seen in Kiplinger, IRAs, QCDs, Taxes|

Internal Revenue Service Waives 50% Penalty for Missed 2021 and 2022 RMDs within the 10-Year Period

As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Last Friday (October 7, 2022), the IRS waived the 50% penalty on missed 2021 and 2022 inherited retirement account RMDs for beneficiaries subject to the SECURE Act 10-year payout period. The guidance was in IRS Notice 2022-53. The [...]

By cwrawl|2023-01-16T17:13:28-06:00October 10, 2022|Categories: Articles, The Slott Report|Tags: IRAs, IRS, RMDs|

Q&A Inherited IRAs

The SECURE Act changed some of the rules for inherited IRAs. It is important to understand these rules so that you can be Tax Savvy and Income Maximized in retirement. As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Each week, the Ed Slott team answers [...]

By cwrawl|2022-08-15T13:55:32-05:00August 3, 2022|Categories: Articles, Life Insurance|Tags: IRAs, QCDs, RMDs|

RMD Aggregation and Age Requirements of Roth and Traditional IRA Accounts

As a member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group, Mr. Rawl has direct access to Ed and his team of IRA experts. Ed Slott and Company is a valuable resource for knowing the facts and applying that to artful IRA planning. By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: Can an RMD from an inherited IRA be taken out of your own traditional IRA? Jack Answer: Hi Jack, Aggregation of required minimum distributions (RMDs) can be complicated and we get a lot of questions [...]

By cwrawl|2022-08-15T13:57:56-05:00July 28, 2022|Categories: Articles, Life Insurance|Tags: IRAs, RMDs|

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