Eligible Designated Beneficiary

Last week, the IRS issued the long-awaited final regulations implementing the changes made by the SECURE Act. The regulations take effect 60 days from the date on which they were published (the publication date is July 19, 2024) and…

One of the most frequent questions from subscribers is about how to draft a conduit or accumulation trust, and this drafting webinar is designed to address that question, and more.  Of course, retirement benefits are non-probate assets,…

With respect to several issues created by SECURE and the proposed Treasury regulations on RMDs, there is still great uncertainty about whether there are "general rules" that can be applied when drafting a trust to be named as beneficiary of…

Attached to this memorandum, InterActive Legal subscribers will find new proposed versions of the retirement benefits provisions that are included in InterActive Legal Wills, Revocable Trusts, and other specific trusts.  These proposed…

This document is an analysis of the Proposed Regulations issued on February 23, 2022 for the SECURE Act prepared by the InterActive Legal Content Team.The memo is a preliminary guide to the Proposed Regulations meant to both explain the…

The Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") issued the 2020 version of Publication 590-B "Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)" on March 25, 2021, to assist taxpayers with understanding how their retirement accounts…

Signed into law December 20, 2019, SECURE has radically changed the estate planning landscape for clients’ retirement benefits. Except for a few types of beneficiaries, the life expectancy payout is gone with the wind, replaced by a maximum…