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Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Email Guidance – Transferring IRAs After 70½
Q-1 Could she transfer her IRA from another institution into this one here or not, since she is over 70½. She is trying to consolidate.
A-1 A person who is subject to the RMD rules may consolidate a number of IRAs at one bank.
A person can transfer an IRA subject to an RMD at Bank #1 to Bank #2. The 2019 RMD then must be taken from Bank #2 by 12/31/2019.
Transferring an RMD is permissible whereas taking a distribution and rolling it over is not allowed.
The law has been designed so that there is a time a traditional IRA will cease to exist so that the tax benefits end.
The law requires a person age 70½ or older to take a RMD each year.
It appears your customer wants to get around the RMD rule.
In general, once an RMD is withdrawn it cannot be re-contributed as an annual contribution or as a rollover contribution.
The only exception I'm aware of is - if a person has both a traditional IRA and a SEP-IRA or SIMPLE IRA, the person must take an RMD from each such IRA each year. However if the person is self-employed and is still eligible for a SEP IRA contribution or a SIMPLE IRA contribution, then the person can us the RMD amounts as the source of cash to make their the SEP-IRA or SIMPLE IRA contribution.
Edited on: Thursday, March 07, 2019 9:32.50
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