Iodine (in the form of iodide) is added to table salt to help prevent iodine deficiency. Since the 1980s there have been efforts to have universal salt iodization. This has been an affordable and effective way to combat iodine deficiency around the world, but not all salt contains iodine, however.
Generally, a qualified charitable distribution is an otherwise taxable distribution from an IRA (other than an ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRA) owned by an individual who is age 70Â½ or over that is paid directly from the IRA to a qualified charity.
A qualified dividend is a corporate distribution that meets certain criteria set forth by the Internal Revenue Service to qualify it for capital gains treatment. This means that anyone receiving a qualified dividend will pay the much lower capital gains rate on that dividend, rather than the normal tax rate.he tax rate paid on ordinary dividends received is the same as the tax rate for ordinary income, while the tax on qualified dividends has ranged in recent years from 0% to 15%, depending on the recipient's tax bracket.