2020 RMD: Meet IRS Form 8606
Form 8606 is used for certain instances involving IRAs, including nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs, distributions from Roth IRAs and Roth conversions.
Form 8606 is used for certain instances involving IRAs, including nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs, distributions from Roth IRAs and Roth conversions.
If you haven’t received the first two EIPs, or received less than the full amount, you could be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit.
The RMD example for inherited IRAs in IRS Publication 590-B will be corrected with an updated release. The changes are expected to be made soon.
Most likely, you will receive your Economic Impact Payment without having to do anything, but there are exceptions.
An inherited IRA can bring with it a lot of issues, from the basic “What’s an RMD?” to “When does an RMD need to be taken?”
Thanks to the CARES Act, which suspended RMDs for 2020, you did not have to take RMDs from your traditional IRAs and other tax-deferred accounts.
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Should you be worried if you redeposited your RMD before the 2020 deadline, yet your Form 1099-R leaves the impression that you kept the money?