Tag: 72(t)
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IRS Notice 2022-6: Missing Annuity Payment-Timing Convention Creates Systemic 72(t) Penalty Risk
We submitted this letter to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) systemic issue reporting process, a legitimate, formal channel to bring this problem to the attention of the IRS The ambiguity in IRS Notice 2022-6 regarding the payment timing, annuity-immediate (end-of-year) vs. annuity-due (beginning-of-year), creates significant risk for taxpayers using the Fixed Annuitization Method for substantially…
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PSA: we tested the top 6 “72(t) calculator” results on Google. All of them fail the IRS’s own reference examples.
If you’re planning early retirement with a 72(t) SEPP distribution, you need accurate calculations. We researched the topic and discovered that every popular calculator we tested produces incorrect results when compared to the IRS’s own published examples. The IRS Reference Example: What we found testing the top page Google results: Why this matters: 72(t) is one…
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Understanding 72(t) SoSEPP Distributions
For many investors, tapping retirement funds before age 59½ normally means a 10% early withdrawal penalty. But the IRS provides us with an exception: Sequence Of Substantially Equal Periodic Payments (SoSEPPs) under IRC §72(t). If you follow the rules carefully, you can set up penalty-free withdrawals before age 59½. This post explains who can use…