Qualified charitable distributions are a valuable tool in reducing taxes. The deadline for the 2019 year is December 31, 2019. Qualified charitable distributions are valuable if a person is taking required minimum distributions and also making charitable gifts. Under the new tax act, most taxpayers are no longer able to itemize deductions, which includes charitable contributions, on the federal return due to the increase in the standard deduction. As such, many taxpayers are no longer able to deduct their charitable contributions on their federal income tax returns. A qualified charitable distribution allows an individual who is over the age of
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