According to IRA expert Ed Slott (www.irahelp.com ), the penalty protection for missed required minimum distributions (RMDs) may not be as good as it seems. The SECURE 2.0 Act, passed at the end of ...

The penalty for missing a required minimum distribution (RMD) is one of the largest in the Tax Code. For years it was 50 percent of the amount that should have been taken but was not. That penalty was ...

There's no denying the tax benefits of funding a retirement account, one of which is the compound effect of tax-deferred growth. But your money can't avoid the IRS forever. All too often, owners of ...

Investors older than 70 1/2 must withdraw an IRA required minimum distribution (RMD) from traditional/SEP/SIMPLE IRAs and 401(k)s by the applicable deadline--normally ...

A trio of IRS forms can lead you astray regarding proper tax treatment of your retirement benefits. Form 5498 for inherited IRA: The first is IRS Form 5498, the "information return" your IRA provider ...