{"id":2154,"date":"2012-03-10T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2015-02-09T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T23:11:14","slug":"what-is-a-required-minimum-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/what-is-a-required-minimum-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Required Minimum Distribution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2154-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARA-Required-Minimum-Distributions.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARA-Required-Minimum-Distributions.mp3\">https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARA-Required-Minimum-Distributions.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1>Minimum Retirement Plan Distributions<\/h1>\n<p>Qualified retirement plans offer tax benefits if you follow a few IRS rules.<\/p>\n<p>Retirement Plans are intended for Retirement<\/p>\n<p>Penalties for early withdrawal help discourage early withdraws and guides investors to withdraw their qualified funds during their retirement years.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<address><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/strong><\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Required Withdrawals<\/p>\n<p>The government also wants to ensure that they will one day be able to tax these funds which should create a much larger collectable tax.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a 401(k), a Keogh, a SEP or a traditional IRA, you must begin taking regular distributions from your plan by April 1st of the year following the year you turn 70\u00bd.<\/p>\n<p>Although the tax code allows you to wait until April 1 of the year following the year you turn 70\u00bd,it is generally a good idea to take your first mandatory withdrawal in the same year you turn 70\u00bd.<\/p>\n<p>If you wait, you will have to make two withdrawals in the first year, doubling the amount of taxable income you must declare and potentially increasing your marginal tax bracket.<\/p>\n<p>The amount you are required to withdraw (RMD or Required minimum Distribution) each year, and which will be subject to taxation, is based on tables which estimate your remaining lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calculating Your Required Withdrawals<\/p>\n<p>Its is a good idea to withdrawal from your qualified plans automatically&#8211;if you do not meet the required minimum distribution withdrawals, the IRS will impose a penalty 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