The 2026 QLAC limit is $210,000. How carving it out of an IRA defers RMDs past 85, lowers MAGI, and protects the senior deduction and Medicare premiums.
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The $6,000 senior bonus deduction phases out at 6% above $75,000 MAGI in 2026. How RMDs claw it back, and the QCD and Roth moves that protect it.
The CBO moved Social Security’s trust fund depletion to 2032. Six planning moves advisors should make with clients in their 50s and 60s today.
The IRS grace period ended in 2024. In 2026, a missed annual RMD on an inherited IRA carries a 25% penalty. What advisors should review now.
The IRS set the 2026 401(k) limit at $24,500 and IRA at $7,500, with SECURE 2.0 Roth catch-up rules and a 2.8% Social Security COLA reshaping advisor year-end checklists.
IRS Notice 2026-13 rewrites the 402(f) rollover safe harbor for the first time since 2018, folding in SECURE 2.0 and OBBBA changes. What advisors must hand clients now.
Charter Communications’ $1.3B pension termination opens 2026 PRT wave. Milliman 100 funding hits 103.8% with $48.1B aggregate surplus across plans.
SECURE 2.0 Section 101 makes auto-enrollment mandatory for new 401(k) plans in 2026. Vanguard: 87% participation vs 52% without. Amendment deadline Dec 31.
SECURE 2.0’s super catch-up lets workers aged 60-63 contribute up to $11,250 extra in 2026. Here’s the eligibility checklist advisors need before year-end.
OBBBA raised SALT to $40,000 with a phaseout above $500K MAGI. The ACA subsidy cliff is back. What advisors must address with clients now.