Custodial IRA for minor child – beneficiaries
With a custodial IRA fbo a minor child, If the minor child were to pass away, does the IRA pass to the person named as the custodian, or should beneficiaries be named?
With a custodial IRA fbo a minor child, If the minor child were to pass away, does the IRA pass to the person named as the custodian, or should beneficiaries be named?
It would be an asset of the child’s estate.
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Thu, 2021-09-02 13:24
Beneficiaries should be named. The beneficiary can be different from the custodian.