Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Solo 401k plan or Individual K and Required Minimum Distributions

Upon  reaching  age 70 1/2, you as trustee/participant must begin taking distributions from the Solo 401k plan or self-directed 401k pursuant to IRC Sec. 401(a)(9)(A).

The RMD rules were last update in Treas. Reg. 1.401(a) (9)-1 and are applicable to all qualified retirement plans including Solo 401k plans.
  
As an IRC Sec. 401(a)(9) qualification requirement, a plan, including a self-directed 401k , is required to start making  RMDs no later than the Solo 401k trustee's/participant's required beginning date. The annual Solo 401k plan RMD amount is reported on Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
Required Beginning Date
The RMD regulations require a Solo 401k plan trustee/participant to start taking distributions no later than his or her required beginning date (RBD) and to continue making distributions over a period not extending beyond his or her life expectancy or over his or her life expectancy and beneficiary of the Solo 401k pursuant to Treas. Reg. 1.401(a)(9)-2, Q&A1.

The RBD for a Solo 401k plan trustee/participant is April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the trustee/participant attains age 70 1/2 in accordance with Treas. Reg. 1.401(a)(9)-2, Q&A 2(a).

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