Compliance | December 19th, 2024 IRS Delays Applicability of Certain Proposed RMD Rules to 2026 The agency decided to extend the deadline after commenters expressed timing concerns for implementing the final regulations.
Compliance | October 10th, 2022 IRS Issues Update on 10-Year RMD Rule The updated guidance waives the excise tax for those who failed to take a required minimum distribution in 2021 and...
Compliance | April 4th, 2022 Proposed RMD Rules for 403(b)s Could Mean Big Changes A change to how required minimum distributions are taken from 403(b) contracts might call for changing recordkeeping systems and dusting...
Compliance | February 17th, 2022 The Process for Issuing RMDs When Participants Are ‘Missing’ Failing to issue required minimum distributions can be costly, so sponsors must follow exact steps from the IRS and DOL...
Data and Research | September 8th, 2021 Not Having a Retirement Drawdown Strategy Can Affect Retirement Security A survey finds a majority of retirees are using RMDs for ‘guidance’ about how to spend down their assets, but...
Data and Research | March 9th, 2021 Do DC Plan Participants Benefit From Increasing the RMD Age? Research finds that moving the age for required minimum distributions has little effect on accumulated savings, but participant behavior may...
Ask the Experts | March 2nd, 2021 RMDs in 2021 Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | February 25th, 2021 CARES Act Considerations: CRDs, RMDs, Taxes and More Between retirement reforms first created by the SECURE Act and then updated by the CARES Act, there is a lot...
Compliance | November 10th, 2020 IRS Updates Mortality Tables for Calculation of RMDs The agency says the purpose of the updates is to allow retirees to retain more savings in their accounts in...
Ask the Experts | September 29th, 2020 RMD Questions Related to 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | September 4th, 2020 SECURE Act Compliance Q&A Published by IRS The guidance document includes an extensive number of questions and answers about five key changes made by the SECURE Act.
Ask the Experts | August 18th, 2020 Clarification of the Legislative Changes Made for RMDs Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | July 6th, 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Corner: IRS Clarification of RMD Waivers and Extension of Rollover Deadline Each week, Carol Buckmann, with Cohen & Buckmann P.C., will explain legislative provisions or official guidance related to the COVID-19...
Ask the Experts | May 29th, 2020 Are RMDs Required for Those Who Turned 70 1/2 in 2019? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | January 28th, 2020 Post-SECURE Act, IRS Provides RMD Relief The SECURE Act extended the age at which RMDs take effect from 70 1/2 to 72, but financial institutions may...
Compliance | November 7th, 2019 IRS Proposes Update to Mortality Tables Used to Calculate RMDs The life expectancy tables and applicable distribution period tables in the proposed regulations reflect longer life expectancies than the tables...
Compliance | December 20th, 2018 Senators Cardin and Portman Offer Another Broad Retirement Reform Bill Among some 50 other provisions aimed at improving retirement readiness in the U.S., the bill substantially increases the tax credit...
Data and Research | November 12th, 2018 Wealthier Participants Say They Don’t Need RMDs for Living Expenses They want to find other ways to use RMD payments.
Compliance | October 18th, 2018 DOL’s Open MEP Proposal Advances Through OMB If the DOL’s proposal closely follows President Trump’s executive orders, it is likely to revise the “common nexus” and “one...
Compliance | August 31st, 2018 President Trump Orders Review of Open MEPs, RMD Rules President Trump on Friday called on the Department of Labor to consider the pros and cons of allowing small businesses...