Mark Cussen, CMFC, has 13+ years of experience as a writer and provides financial education to military service members and the public. Mark is an expert in investing, economics, and market news. Lea ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Empowering smarter money moves. Have you considered using a QCD vs RMD for charitable giving, reducing your tax burden and ...

The release of the official IRS Publication 590-B brought clarity to the issue of limitations on QCDs based on deductible contributions made to IRAs. A big change related to qualified charitable ...

An individual retirement account owner aged 70 ½ or more may be able to withdraw money from the account tax-free and use it to support favorite causes with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD).

Who can make this kind of gift? People seventy and a half years old and older (even when your required minimum distribution starts at age seventy-three). Yes. An IRA owner can make a one-time election ...

You can’t make QCDs directly from your 401(k), but you can use a workaround Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has published widely on personal finance, ...

For most people, December is the month for giving. But when it comes to taxes, January should be the time to start the planning process for maximizing the tax benefits of donating to charity. One of ...

Assets in individual retirement accounts are the best assets to give to charity, since they’re loaded with taxes. For those who give regardless, using IRAs to make the gifts can provide tax benefits — ...

Christine Benz: Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.com. The qualified charitable distribution is a great way to be charitable and get a tax benefit. But not everyone who wanted to take advantage ...

For retirees facing Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) isn't just a "definition"— it can be one of the most powerful tax planning tools in your arsenal.

Everybody hates being told what to do, and retirement investors hate it even more when being told what to do comes with a ...