Taxpayers who turned 70½ during 2015 in most cases must start receiving required minimum distributions (RMDs) from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans by Friday, April 1, 2016. Read more: https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Many-Retirees-Face-April-1-Deadline-to-Take–Required-Retirement-Plan-Distributions