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RMD notice recipients IRA custodians and trustees are required by January 31 each year to send an RMD notice to traditional (including simplified employee pension, or SEP) and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE) IRA owners who are required to take a distribution for that year.

A Higher RMD Age The new law raises the RMD age in two steps. The RMD age increases to 73 beginning in 2023. In 2033, the RMD age will further increase to 75. Individuals who were born between 1951 and 1959 will need to start their RMDs after age 73.

You generally have to start taking withdrawals from your IRA, SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, or retirement plan account when you reach age 72.

The account owner should file Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts, with their federal tax return for the year in which the full amount of the RMD was required, but not taken.

How to Take Required Minimum Distributions Start RMDs after age 73. Avoid two distributions in the same year. Delay 401(k) withdrawals if you are still working. Withdraw the correct amount. Take distributions from the worst-performing account. Consider converting to a Roth IRA.

Your required minimum distribution (RMD) is the minimum amount you must withdraw out of your IRA every year once you reach age 72*, but you're free to take more than your RMD without penalty.

RMDs don't stop once they begin. You'll be able to calculate your minimum distribution at the beginning of each calendar year, and you'll have to take it by the end of that year.