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Last chance for some retirees to avoid a 50% RMD penalty is April 1

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The deadline to withdraw your first required annual withdrawal from your retirement account if you turn 72 in the second half 2021 is April 1. It’s often the final chance to escape a severe penalty.

The required minimum distributions (known as RMDs) are applicable to traditional and Roth 403(b), 401(k), and workplace plans. They also apply to most individual retirement accounts. Upon account holder’s death, Roth IRAs are exempt from RMDs.

Before 2020, RMDs started at age 70½, but if you were born on July 1, 1949, or later, you can now wait until age 72.

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RMDs are typically calculated by taking your balance for the year and multiplying it by a “life expectancy factor”. provided by the IRSYou must complete this step for every account that is eligible.

If your 401k balance exceeds $1 million, and you live to 24.6 years, then the penalty will be $40,650.

You must generally take RMDs before Dec. 31. However, a temporary extension is available until April 1, if your birth date was after June 30, 1949.

However, if you wait until April 1 for the first RMD, you’ll have to take two in 2022 — your 2021 RMD by April 1 and your 2022 RMD by Dec. 31.

It’s very easy to overlook that second withdrawal according to Brandon Opre, a certified financial planner and founder of TrustTree Financial Huntersville North Carolina.

He stated that clients should take the RMD together now in order to prevent any confusion or to minimize the chance of them forgetting.

In addition, the IRS has updated its life expectancy tables to 2022. You’ll still need to use your old table for the year 2021.listed here) and the new one for 2022 (included here(According to the agency

For missing RMD, the penalty is half of what you had to withdraw before the deadline.

Be aware of the tax consequences

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Two RMDs will be required in 2022 if your income is to increase. Tommy Lucas, CFP, Orlando agent at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, Florida, stated that you should consider tax implications.

Retirementes earning more than a set income threshold could be charged an additional Medicare Part D or Part B charge. This is known as the Income Related monthly adjustment amount. 

Medicare Part B’s monthly base payment is $170.10 per Month. However, single filers will see their payments increase if they have an adjusted gross income of over $91,000. Joint filers will see their payments rise to $182,000.

Medicare Part B and Part D both use MAGI starting two years ago, which could lead to higher premiums for 2024.

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