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Taxwell Smart, over age 70½, directs his individual retirement account’s $100,000 required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year to be distributed to his college. That $100,000 isn’t deductible as a charitable gift. But, it isn’t taxable. That’s the equivalent of a charitable deduction.1 To qualify for this favorable tax treatment, the donor must be 70½ or older.2
Taxwell’s entire distribution must be paid to the charity with no quid pro quo (QPQ). (See “Definition,” this page.) Thus, if a donor receives (or is entitled to receive) a chicken dinner in connection with the transfer to the charity from her IRA, the exclusion isn’t available for any part of the IRA distribution. So, don’t “fowl up” an otherwise tax-free IRA distribution wi...
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