IRA Beneficiary Account Rules

When you receive an IRA as an inheritance and you set up a beneficiary IRA account, you may save money in income taxes. Your relationship to the deceased, your age and the age of the deceased will affect how you choose to accept the proceeds from an IRA inheritance.

  1. Consideration

    • If you are the spouse of the deceased and you have your own IRA, you can integrate the inherited IRA into your own IRA account.

    Types

    • When you take all the proceeds from a tax-deferred traditional IRA in a lump sum, you will owe income tax on your inheritance whether or not you are a spouse.

    Function

    • If you are not the spouse of the deceased, you can transfer the funds from an inherited IRA into a beneficiary IRA account without incurring immediate tax liability.

    Timeframe

    • If you choose to spread out the withdrawals from your inheritance, you can take funds over a 5-year span or according to the withdrawal rules for your age.

    Identification

    • Inheritors who set up beneficiary IRA accounts can name new primary and secondary beneficiaries to their accounts.

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