Late last year, I outlined what some of the changes to retirement rules contained in the SECURE Act could mean for your financial plans. Here are a few more specifics on what the law means for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from your retirement accounts, which now start at age 72:

• Recap: RMDs don’t apply to Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The new rule on distributions applies only to those who didn’t reach age 70.5 by Dec. 31, 2019 – if you did, you’ll fall under the old distribution rules.
• Research: There are three RMD tables established in the tax code. You can get the most recent rates by downloading IRS Publication 590-B at this link, but NOTE: as of Feb. 3, the materials had not been updated to reflect SECURE Act changes.
• Age Changes: The SECURE Act repealed the age limit for non-rollover IRA contributions, which had been 70.5 years old. The age for Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) – tax-free transfers from retirement accounts to qualifying charities – remains at 70.5 years old. That means you can make a QCD without taking RMD, and you can also make a donation while still contributing to your account. However, any IRA contributions would be deducted from QCDs when it comes to measuring taxable income.

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• More on charity: The maximum annual QCD exclusion remains $100,000. A reminder: MOAA has no tax specialists, so consult your tax specialist for details on charitable deductions and other SECURE Act concerns.

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