In 2009, many taxpayers over age 70 1/2 are allowed to skip one year of withdrawals from their retirement accounts without penalty! Typically, you must take minimum distributions from your retirement accounts after age 70 1/2 in order to avoid paying penalties. This is known in tax lingo as a "required minimum distribution", or "RMD." Under normal conditions, the RMD rules would not be that big of a problem for most taxpayers because they simply require you to start drawing income from retirement funds that you've accumulated over the years.
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