IRS Takes Qualified IRA Charitable Distributions off the Table for 2010
Posted by William Byrnes on February 22, 2011
As reported earlier this month in Advisor’s Journal [Qualified Charitable Distributions from an IRA (CC 11-03))], a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) of up to $100,000 made from an IRA will not be included in the taxpayer’s gross income, as long as the contribution is made directly from the trustee to a public charity or conduit private foundation when the account owner is at least 70½ years old.
One benefit of taking a QCD is that it can qualify as a required minimum distribution (RMD). For the taxpayer who does not have a financial need for the distribution, making a QCD is an opportunity to take the RMD—avoiding the severe tax penalties for not taking the distribution—while excluding the distribution from taxable income.
But because the QCD provision lapsed during 2010, taxpayers who took an RMD during 2010 are out-of-luck.
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