Most IRA owners want the person they’ve named as IRA beneficiary to delay the payment of income taxes for as long as possible. For a vulnerable IRA beneficiary, there is a secondary goal of passing the IRA account in a way that protects the income tax deferral, but...
The SECURE Act, which was effective January 1, 2020, is the most impactful legislation affecting retirement accounts in decades. The SECURE Act has some positive changes: it increases the required beginning date (RBD) for required minimum distributions (RMDs) from...
Married couples often believe they don’t need Wills because if one of them died, everything would simply pass to the survivor. Whether that happens depends on how the assets are titled or if there is a designated beneficiary. If there are assets titled just in the...
October 21-27, 2019 was Estate Planning Awareness Week. Now that summer vacations are over and the kids are back in school, it is a great time to review or move forward with your estate planning. Because estate planning is a comprehensive plan and not just a single...
In 2008, Congress recognized the need for the public to understand the importance and benefits of estate planning by passing House Resolution 1499, which designated the third week of October as National Estate Planning Awareness Week. Nevertheless, according to a 2019...
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