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QCD

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QCD British  

abbreviation

  1. quantum chromodynamics

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If you don’t need RMDs to live on, you can avoid them by gifting to charity directly from your IRA through a qualified charitable gift, or QCD, which counts toward your RMD obligation.

From Barron's

QCD limits are subject to annual inflation adjustments.

From MarketWatch

One quirk of the system is that you can’t take that distribution from a QCD and put it into a donor-advised fund.

From MarketWatch

If you’re over 70½ and are giving to charity, no matter your income, you’re likely best off doing a QCD above any other method of claiming a tax deduction, because it directly reduces your income.

From MarketWatch

The trigger age for making QCD is 70 ½, not the age when RMD begins.

From MarketWatch