Take-Away: If the SECURE Act becomes the law, required minimum distributions (RMDs) from inherited IRAs and qualified plan accounts will be dramatically curtailed, going from distributions over the beneficiary’s life expectancy to only ten years. While the proposed law would exempt disabled beneficiaries from the mandatory 10-year payout from the retirement account, those disabled beneficiaries […]

Take-Away: Individuals often confuse the distribution rules that are associated with IRAs with distributions from qualified plan accounts. Part of that confusion stems from the Department of Treasury’s vague definitions that can often lead to unexpected ‘gotcha’ income taxes and penalties. Background: A special rule with regard to IRAs is the ability to take a […]