Sean (Age 74 at End of 2013) Retired Five Years

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Sean (age 74 at end of 2013) retired five years ago. The balance in his 401(k) account on December 31, 2013 was $1,700,000 and the balance in his account on December 31, 2014 was $1,800,000. Using the IRS tables below, what is Sean's required minimum distribution for 2014? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | l | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Age of } \\\text { Participant }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Distribution } \\\text { Period }\end{array} & { \begin{array} { c } \text { Applicable } \\\text { Percentage }\end{array} } \\\hline 70 & 27.4 & 3.65 \% \\\hline 71 & 26.5 & 3.77 \% \\\hline 72 & 25.6 & 3.91 \% \\\hline 73 & 24.7 & 4.05 \% \\\hline 74 & 23.8 & 4.20 \% \\\hline 75 & 22.9 & 4.37 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$

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