Excluded from Gross Estate

If an asset is excluded from a decendent’s gross estate does that mean the asset is non-taxable to the beneficiary?



Are you asking about income taxes or estate taxes?



Sorry, income taxes.  



They are not directly related. For example, if a Roth IRA is inherited by a trust, neither the trust or the beneficiary of the trust will owe income taxes, but it a traditional IRA is inherited by a trust, income taxes on distributions will be due from either the trust or the beneficiary of the trust.



The issue is in reference to IRS Revenue Ruling 2002-39.



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