Imagine if you’re retired now, how many times you gave a second thought for the date of your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDS or minimum distribution) from your retirement accounts? Each retirement account holder retired U.S. who are over the age of 70.5 years (except for Roth IRA owners) should take annual RMD. On the other hand, tax law does not explicitly mention the exact date of the distributions. Yes it is clear that it must be from 31 taking December of each calendar every year. (more…)

If we look at defined benefit plans, it has a slumped down popularity among business owner in recent years. It is more like traditional pension plans where the plans are altogether financed by the employer. Annual contributions founded on actuarial computations involving employer’s years of service and salary are set aside for employees. (more…)