On March 29, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, commonly known as SECURE Act 2.0. The bill builds on the SECURE Act of 2019—which was aimed at increasing retirement savings and encouraging participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Its changes are intended to assist all Americans with building lifetime financial security. 

Keep in mind that the legislation is still evolving. Lawmakers may revise the SECURE 2.0 provisions as the Senate works through the legislation. Once finalized and if passed by the Senate, the bill will then go to the President for consideration. 

Today we will cover many of the proposed changes:

·       Changes – reduces the penalty for missing a distribution if you don’t take your RMD

·       Changing the age for Required Minimum Distributions from 72 to 75. This may be phased in over time or be immediate.

·       Adding a catch-up provision for IRA – allows for the fund to be indexed for inflation.

·       Qualified charitable distributions up to $100,000 per year

·       Penalty-free distributions for domestic abuse victims

·       Beneficiaries IRAs – annual withdrawals over a lifetime, shorted over a 10-year period. 

·       SEP and simple IRAs to allow Roth contributions

·       Employers allow employees to take distributions out to pay for long term care premiums

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