IRS Weighs In on RMDs, Fees
September 25, 2019 by Melanie Waddell
Advisors should pay attention to a recent IRS ruling on uncashed distribution checks because it may require clients to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) early, warns IRA expert Ed Slott. The IRS recently warned missing or unresponsive retirement plan participants that uncashed distribution checks from qualified retirement plans are taxable.
“If the IRS really intends to apply the distribution rule to all company plan payouts, advisors will need to advise clients to request distributions,” including RMDs, “early enough in the calendar year to avoid any cross-year confusion, so the client will know that the distribution applies to the prior year, even if cashed or received early the next year,” Slott explained.
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