Qualified Charitable Deductions, Part 3

impacting Adjusted Gross Income. It does count toward Required Minimum Distribution.

Nice article. If I recall, last year Congress approved the QCD very late in the year. Maybe it's not a priority, of course, but for those impacted, it's an important thing to know, sooner than later. For retirees whose generosity is large, but don't break trough the standard deduction, this was a great perk. Joe

perk.http://www.joetaxpayer.com/donating-your-ira-rmd/ For retirees who have to pay Medicare premiums, the fact that QCDs do not increase AGI can also be helpful. Taking $X in in cash (thereby increasing AGI) from an IRA, making a charitable donation of $X and deducting $X on Schedule A is not as good as having $X sent directly to the charity as a QCD, no increase in AGI, and no deduction on Schedue A, especially if the increased AGI causes an increase in Medicare premiums. And yes, I do know that Medicare premiums are determined by MAGI (which also increases when AGI increases) and not by AGI. A similar calculation to taxability of Social Security benefits also.

Dilip Sarwate

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A reader commented that on my site. Excellent to bring it up here. The QCD is a great perk, I hope they continue it.