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.
The donation must be made by the trustee of your IRA directly to the charity; if you receive the money and then you make the donation, you can't exclude the income as a qualified charitable distribution, but you can deduct it just like any other charitable donation. In addition, qualified charitable distributions are limited to $100,000 per year.