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to point the incompetence of agents who do not recognize QCD (donating IRA funds to charity) on Form 1040.

Notifying me that I did not report taxable income - the amount that was donated to charity..

Yes, I am appealing in writing but someone should be aware of this.

reason. (Even though I'm not of mandatory RMD age for regular traditional IRAs (and don't have any regular traditional IRAs anymore, yippee, I got them all converted to Roth slowly over a nearly 30 year period),

I have to take 5-digit RMD's for an inherited IRA, and have had to for about 20 years now since I inherited it -- inherited IRAs have no age limit).

I'm sorry to hear that QCDs are rocket science for those folks.

Although I try as hard as I can, I just can't seem to get around to thinking about my tax options until December. I still haven't finalized my notes from my TurboTax session in March (at least I got the filing done in March!) for example (when the sooner the better while I still have some memory of what went on to help me understand my draft notes made at the time).

When one starts with filling the property tax refund, the first line is total income and the second is to to add the non taxable part of the Social Security benefits.

Down the form there is a list of 20 something items that are not taxable on the regular returns but that have to be added to this form. And QCD is included.

I admit, I never read those long lists that can be used to lower tax load; they never affect us but this QCD does.

The Commissioner was quite nice. I just emailed him wondering whether the agents are aware of QCD, added that I was going to follow the appeal guidelines. Based on our last name and address an agent identified us and called our home this morning.

So we have to pay back the refund, plus interest and am now working on the subsequent year amendment.

I am glad that we used QCD on only two returns..

Sigh..

So the QCD is deductible on federal income taxes, and on Minnesota income taxes ...

but essentially it is not deductible on the MN property tax refund form?

I should get in gear on the MN property tax refund -- its nominal due date is Aug 15 -- although they say that up to one year beyond that date is fine (in my "sick summer" of 2023 I didn't make the Aug 15 date). Anyway, it was quite worthwhile to fill out, I got a $520 refund for that one, and a $749 refund for last year.

MN Dept of Revenue
https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/profile/paul-marquart-commissioner

Paul Marquart, Commissioner
paul.marquart@state.mn.us
651-556-3000
800-657-3666

I just wondered whether the agents are familiar with QCD, even provided a link to the IRS page.

i did not provide any specifics though, of course, with my name and address he can do some digging.

Will see.

It said contract information is available at each commissions link

https://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/directory/index.html