Still Time to Make a 2014 IRA Contribution

If you still want to make a 2014 contribution to your traditional IRA there is still time – most taxpayers have until April 15, 2015 to make their 2014 contribution.

Contributions can be made to your traditional IRA for a year at any time during that year or by the due date for filing your return for that year, not including extensions.

Don’t forget about the 70½ rule though… traditional IRA contributions cannot be made for the year in which you reach age 70½ or for any later year. Contributions can only be made to your traditional IRA for each year that you receive compensation and have not reached age 70½.

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IMPORTANT TRUST DEADLINE APPROACHING

For trusts that inherited an IRA in 2019, an important deadline is approaching. The due date to provide required trust documentation to the IRA custodian to ensure that the longest payout period possible is available for the inherited IRA is October 31, 2020. Generally, only individuals who are named on an IRA beneficiary form can

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admin October 27, 2020

CRDS AND ROTH CONVERSIONS – ABUSE OF THE RULES?

The coronavirus-related distribution (CRD) rules for Roth conversions have a gaping hole. An “affected person” (as we have defined in previous blogs), is entitled under the CARES Act to withdraw up to $100,000 from their IRA or workplace retirement plan. A CRD avoids the 10% early distribution penalty for those under 59 1/2, can be

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admin May 20, 2020

Rolling Over an RMD

Like most people’s lives, the retirement world is upside down. This is made evident by a single statement: “Required minimum distributions (RMDs) can be rolled over.” Yes, that is the new normal—at least for this year. RMDs are considered the first money out of an IRA and workplace plan. Typically, these dollars are ineligible to

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admin April 22, 2020
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