Retirement is a journey, and managing its financial aspects shouldn't be a maze. Enter Form 1099-R, a key document that often puzzles many at tax time. This guide is not just about decoding a tax form ...

Saving for retirement can take your entire career, but when it comes time to retire, you want to make sure your savings work as hard as they can for you. With tax-favored accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s, ...

Q: I am 75 years old and had to take $6,300 in required minimum distributions from my IRA in 2018. In October, I asked my IRA administrator to send $5,000 to a local education foundation (as a ...

If you are over 70 1/2 and have any charitable inclinations or obligations arranging qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from you IRA is probably a really good deal. For some people it could be a ...

As you read this in early February, your clients are receiving their annual 1099-R forms that report distributions taken in 2020 from their IRAs and other retirement accounts. Once they look the forms ...

As the 2024 tax year comes to a close, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) might consider combining the tax benefits of charitable giving with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) ...

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Q. We don’t need all the cash we get from our Required Minimum Distributions so we are interested in these charitable donations from an IRA I’ve been reading about to reduce the taxes on the RMD.

As the 2023 tax year winds down, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) might consider combining the 2023 tax benefits of charitable giving with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from ...