Ed Slott

Ed Slott, a certified public accountant, is a financial expert specializing in retirement planning, IRAs and tax issues. He created the IRA Leadership Program and Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group. Twitter: @theslottreport

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Nonfungible tokens held in IRAs can trigger big tax hit
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT MAY 01, 2023
Nonfungible tokens held in IRAs can trigger big tax hit

If clients are holding NFTs in their individual retirement accounts, review them to see which tokens are acceptable assets and which may be deemed a collectible under IRS guidance.

Incorrect RMD notices may result in distributions that aren’t exactly ‘required’
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT APR 03, 2023
Incorrect RMD notices may result in distributions that aren’t exactly ‘required’

The problem arose from the passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act late last year, which didn’t give financial institutions time to update their systems.

Want to do a 529-to-Roth rollover? Read the fine print
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT MAR 06, 2023
Want to do a 529-to-Roth rollover? Read the fine print

Here’s why you need to read beyond the headlines and understand why this may be the most overhyped provision of SECURE 2.0.

SECURE 2.0 provides breathing room for RMDs
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT FEB 06, 2023
SECURE 2.0 provides breathing room for RMDs

In addition to raising the age at which individuals must start taking required minimum distributions, the SECURE 2.0 Act also lowers the penalty for not taking an RMD.

RMD quirks that IRA beneficiaries face in '23
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT JAN 09, 2023
RMD quirks that IRA beneficiaries face in '23

The provisions of the SECURE and CARES Acts, and the related IRS rules, are creating even more confusion about which beneficiaries are subject to RMDs this year.

Giving funds in IRAs to charity with QCDs
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT DEC 09, 2022
Giving funds in IRAs to charity with QCDs

A qualified charitable distribution is a direct transfer of traditional IRA funds to a qualified charity.

Which beneficiaries are subject to RMDs by year-end?
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT OCT 31, 2022
Which beneficiaries are subject to RMDs by year-end?

This list is longer than you might have thought, and it’s more confusing than ever before. And the penalty is still 50% if the RMD isn’t taken.

The IRS answers a crucial penalty question for missed RMDs
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT OCT 10, 2022
The IRS answers a crucial penalty question for missed RMDs

The tax collector says there will be no 50% penalty for missed 2021 and 2022 RMDs for beneficiaries subject to the 10-year rule.

Taking RMDs in the form of stock
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT SEP 20, 2022
Taking RMDs in the form of stock

Clients don't have to sell stocks in their individual retirement accounts to take their required minimum distributions.

Confusion about RMDs on inherited IRAs
RETIREMENT IRA ALERT AUG 19, 2022
Confusion about RMDs on inherited IRAs

New IRS rules complicate the calculation of required minimum distributions for those who have inherited individual retirement accounts.