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What You Need to Know About SECURE Act 2.0

January 16, 2023 by Scott Terry

It might be appropriate to say that Christmas came early for retirement advisors and consumers in 2022 when Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law, the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that included Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (“SECURE”) Act 2.0 (the “Act”). President Trump enacted the original SECURE Act in December 2019, making radical changes to retirement planning by increasing the age at which a taxpayer could contribute to their Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), creating a new class of beneficiary called the “Eligible Designated Beneficiary” (“EDB”), and eliminating the lifetime stretch for any beneficiary who is not an EDB and instead implementing the 10-year rule. Click here to read more.

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Scott Terry is a local attorney that grew up in Des Moines, Washington. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1986, he attended Seattle University School of Law. He has worked as a legal analyst on NW Cable News, Pro Tem Judge, and represented clients in more than 40 jury trials.Read More!
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Scott Terry is a local attorney that grew up in Des Moines, Washington. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1986, he attended Seattle University School of Law. He has worked as a legal analyst on NW Cable News, Pro Tem Judge, and represented clients in more than 40 jury trials. Read More!

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