Spousal Inherited IRA, No RMDs taken because access to funds were held up due to legal issue.
I have a client age 79. She was married to her husband for 29 years (2nd marriage for both). Her husband died in 2021 when he was 77. The beneficiaries of the IRA were the woman’s step children. The custodian held up distribution of the funds until 2024 because the couple lived in a community property state. The custodian required a court letter for distribution of the funds. In January, 2024, the funds were distributed (half to the step-children and half to the spouse). No RMDs have been taken since the year of death. Does the spouse have to take RMDs for 2022 and 2023? Will there be a penalty for not taking the RMDs since she did not have access to the funds until 2024?
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Thu, 2024-02-01 18:23