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Proposed RMD Regulations Interpret the SECURE ActProposed RMD Regulations Interpret the SECURE Act

A review of key provisions.

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 20191 was enacted on Dec. 20, 2019 as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.  The Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations (proposed regs) under the SECURE Act on Feb. 24, 2022.2 These are only proposed regs, so they may change when final regulations are issued.

Background

Prior to the SECURE Act, a designated beneficiary could stretch distributions of inherited retirement benefits or accounts over their life expectancy (life expectancy rule) if permitted under the terms of the governing plan document.3 If the participant or individual retirement account owner (IRA owner) died on or after the date that required minimum distributions ...

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About the Authors

Bruce D. Steiner

Attorney, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen P.C.

Bruce Steiner has over 35 years of experience in the areas of taxation, estate planning, business succession planning and estate and trust administration. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing education programs for bar associations, CPAs and other professionals. He is a commentator for Leimberg Information Services, Inc., is a member of the editorial advisory board of Trusts & Estates, is a technical advisor for Ed Slott’s IRA Advisor, and has written numerous articles for Estate Planning, BNA Tax Management’s Estates, Gifts & Trusts Journal, Trusts & Estates, the Journal of Taxation, Probate & Property, TAXES, the CPA Journal, the CLU Journal and other professional journals. Bruce has been quoted in various publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Daily Tax Report, Lawyers Weekly, Bloomberg’s Wealth Manager, Financial Planning, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, Newsday, the New York Post, the Naples Daily News, Individual Investor, TheStreet.com, and Dow Jones (formerly CBS) Market Watch. Bruce has served on the professional advisory boards of several major charitable organizations and was named a New York Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Denise Appleby

CEO, Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc.

Denise is CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc., a firm that provides IRA tools and resources for financial and tax professionals. She has over 15 years of experience in the retirement plans field, and has co-authored several books and written over 400 articles on IRA rules and regulations.

Denise is also CEO of the consumer website that provides free information about IRAs, www.retirementdictionary.com More about Denise at DeniseAppleby.com.