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Question: Daniel, age 80, took his 2020 required minimum distribution (RMD) from his IRA in February 2020. Since RMDs were waived for 2020 under the CARES Act, he would like to know if he can put the money back into his IRA even though it has been more than 60 days since he received the RMD. What do you tell him?

Answer: Yes. He has until Aug. 31, 2020, to put the RMD back into his IRA. Under Notice 2020-51, an IRA owner who has already received a distribution from an IRA of an amount that would have been an RMD in 2020 can repay the distribution to the IRA by Aug. 31, 2020. The notice also provides that this repayment is not subject to the one rollover per 12-month period limitation.