Planning for Healthcare Costs in Retirement: Why Medicare Isn’t Enough
Healthcare often becomes one of the largest and most underestimated retirement expenses. From Medicare premiums to prescription drugs and long-term care, this article from Greenbush Financial Group explains why healthcare planning is critical—and how to prepare before and after age 65.
Special Tax Considerations in Retirement
Retirement doesn’t always simplify your taxes. With multiple income sources—Social Security, pensions, IRAs, brokerage accounts—comes added complexity and opportunity. This guide from Greenbush Financial Group explains how to manage taxes strategically and preserve more of your retirement income.
Special Rules for S-Corps with Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
Missing a Required Minimum Distribution can feel overwhelming, but the rules have changed under SECURE Act 2.0. In this article, we explain how to correct a missed RMD, reduce IRS penalties, and file the right tax forms to stay compliant.
How to Correct Missed Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Missing a Required Minimum Distribution can feel overwhelming, but the rules have changed under SECURE Act 2.0. In this article, we explain how to correct a missed RMD, reduce IRS penalties, and file the right tax forms to stay compliant.
Beneficiaries May Need To Take An RMD From A Decedent’s IRA In The Year They Pass Away
A common mistake that beneficiaries of retirement accounts make when they inherit either a Traditional IRA or 401(k) account is not knowing that if the decedent was required to take an RMD (required minimum distribution) for the year but did not distribute the full amount before they passed, the beneficiaries are then required to withdrawal that amount from the retirement account prior to December 31st of the year they passed away. Not taking the RMDs prior to December 31st could trigger IRS penalties unless an exception applies.
The Final Rules For Non-spouse Beneficiary Inherited IRAs Has Been Released: The 10-Year Rule, Annual RMD Requirement, Tax Strategies, New 401(k) Roth Rules, and More…….
In July 2024, the IRS released its long-awaited final regulations clarifying the annual RMD (required minimum distribution) rules for non-spouse beneficiaries of retirement accounts that are subject to the new 10-year rule. But like most IRS regulations, it’s anything but simple and straightforward.
2023 RMDs Waived for Non-spouse Beneficiaries Subject To The 10-Year Rule
There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for non-spouse, beneficiaries that inherited IRAs and 401(k) accounts subject to the new 10 Year Rule. This has left many non-spouse beneficiaries questioning whether or not they are required to take an RMD from their inherited retirement account prior to December 31, 2023. Here is the timeline of events leading up to that answer
Secure Act 2.0: RMD Start Age Pushed Back to 73 Starting in 2023
On December 23, 2022, Congress passed the Secure Act 2.0, which moved the required minimum distribution (RMD) age from the current age of 72 out to age 73 starting in 2023. They also went one step further and included in the new law bill an automatic increase in the RMD beginning in 2033, extending the RMD start age to 75.
