Stretch IRA
By naming a beneficiary on your IRA account (typically a younger spouse but could also be a younger, non-spouse beneficiary), you might be able to "stretch" out your IRS-mandated yearly minimum distributions over a longer period of time. This gives you and your beneficiaries more time to take advantage of the tax-deferral status of IRA assets. This "stretch" strategy is appropriate only for those individuals who simply need and plan to receive the required minimum withdrawals, taken at the latest time allowed by law without penalty, age 72. Use this calculator to provide a hypothetical projection of the required minimum distributions. Remember that the projected values should be reduced for any applicable federal and state and local income taxes that will be due.
Redeeming amounts in excess of the required minimum distribution will exhaust the account at a faster pace, reducing or eliminating the effectiveness of the Stretch strategy. Distributing amounts more than the required minimum could subject those distributions to higher federal and possibly state and local income taxes.
There can be no guarantee that the second- and third-generation beneficiaries will continue the Stretch IRA strategy and may elect to liquidate the account at any time.
Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We can not and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues. Projected return rates are hypothetical and have been selected by you and/or your financial adviser. They are not representative or suggestive of any Lord Abbett returns. Legislative and/or regulatory actions can affect your actual outcome either positively or negatively.
Minimum distributions must be taken from traditional IRAs by April 1 following the year that a person turns 72. A minimum distribution must be taken from the IRA in each subsequent year. Failure to take the required minimum distribution will result in a 50 percent penalty on the amount that was not distributed. Mandatory distributions that represent deductible contributions and all earnings are taxed as ordinary income. Mandatory distributions based on nondeductible contributions are tax-free.
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