Question 1: Kim, who is single, turned age 72 on May 1st of 2022, owns 32% of Big Company and is its current CEO. He has amassed $15 million in his qualified plan account as of December 31st of 2021, $17 million as of December 31st of 2022, $18 million as of December 31st of 2023. He has named his grandson Colin (age 9 at the end of 2022) as his beneficiary.

What is the minimum distribution amount that Kim must take for 2023?

Can Kim delay taking minimum distributions from his Big Company Plan since he is still employed? Explain why or why not.

Assume that Kim dies in September of 2022, and he left his entire qualified plan balance to Colin. How much, if any, must Colin take out to satisfy the minimum distributions in the years 2022 and 2023?

Question 2: Compare and contrast a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA