Estate beneficiary
If an estate is named as the beneficiary of an IRA and the executor instructs the IRA custodian to settle to inherited IRAs in the names of the children who are beneficiaries of the estate, will the distributions from the inherited IRAs be taxed at the children’s tax rate or the estate rate?
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Mon, 2021-02-08 17:57
At the children’s tax rate since the transfer out of the estate is a non taxable transfer. The actual inherited IRA distribution is made to the children and reported on their 1040 forms. However, if the children are young enough, there could be kiddie tax issues that trigger the parent’s higher tax rate.