Must Spouse start RMD based upon taxpayer’s age?
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Taxpayer dies in year he reaches age 70 1/2. He had not taken any distributions from his IRA prior to his death.
He died before April 1 of the subsequent year. His spouse was the sole beneficiary of his IRA.
Spouse was age 68 when he died.
Permalink Submitted by Alan Spross on Mon, 2008-09-08 21:19
Before replying, please confirm whether you really mean 72.5, or whether it should be 70.5, as suggested by your reference to the RBD….also, how old is the surviving spouse at the end of the year of the owner’s death?