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Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits: IRS Final Regs, 10-Year Rule for IRAs, RMDs, Planning for Spouse and Minors

Changes under SECURE Act, SECURE 2.0, and Recent Regulations; New Distribution Rules after Death, Eligible Designated Beneficiary

A live 90-minute CLE/CPE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

1:00pm-2:30pm EST, 10:00am-11:30am PST

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This CLE/CPE webinar will guide trust and estate counsel on the complexities in estate planning in light of IRS final regulations regarding inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs), required minimum distribution (RMDs), and other retirement benefits. The panel will discuss key provisions impacting estate planning under the final regulations, changes stemming from the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, mechanisms to avoid pitfalls concerning inherited retirement benefits, plan transfers, required distributions, and other essential items to ensure optimum planning.

Description

On July 19, 2024, the IRS issued final regulations for the RMD rules. Effective as of Sept. 17, 2024, the final regulations reflect changes made by the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 impacting retirement plan participants, IRA owners, and their beneficiaries. In addition, the IRS issued proposed regulations addressing additional RMD issues under SECURE 2.0.

The final regulations provide clarity on the 10-year rule for inherited IRAs, including ensuring that RMDs are eventually withdrawn and taxed. Before the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, beneficiaries of inherited IRAs could choose a lump sum withdrawal or stretch the withdrawal of RMDs over their life expectancy. In light of the final regulations, trusts and estates counsel must carefully plan to minimize taxes and protect beneficiaries.

In addition, beneficiary designations and utilizing IRA trusts must be considered due to the fact that the final regulations include new terminology and definitions, the inclusion of eligible designated beneficiary (EDB) and category options, and other key issues.

Listen as our panel discusses key provisions impacting estate planning under the final regulations, changes stemming from the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0, and mechanisms to avoid pitfalls concerning inherited retirement benefits, plan transfers, required distributions, and other essential items to ensure optimum planning.

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Outline

  1. Impact of IRS final regulations
  2. SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
    1. Key terminology and definitions
    2. Changes under the proposed and final regs
    3. EDB categories
    4. RMDs
  3. The 10-year rule
  4. Planning strategies for surviving spouse
  5. Planning strategies for minors

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • Key provisions under the IRS final regulations for retirement benefits
  • Changes stemming from SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
  • New and complex distribution rules upon death
  • EDB and category options
  • What are the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 rules when using IRA trusts?
  • Final regulations on RMDs
  • How the RMD rules work in cases of IRA shelter/conduit trusts

Faculty

Young, Audrey
Audrey G. Young

Of Counsel
McLane Middleton

Ms. Young focuses her practice in the area of trusts and estates law and taxation. She counsels individuals, families...  |  Read More

Additional faculty
to be announced.
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