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Estate Beneficiary

T-IRA owner died in 2023 after their RBD Estate is beneficiary; therefore, ghost rule applies Does the IRS guidance from...
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What You Need to Know About Withholding and Your IRA

If you take a distribution from your traditional IRA, in most cases you will owe taxes. The government wants to be sure those taxes are paid, so IRA distributions are subject to federal income tax withholding. The good news is that there is a lot of flexibility when it comes to withholding on your IRA distribution. Here is what you need to know.
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Spouse Beneficiary

If the spouse is the sole beneficiary – can the surviving spouse elect to treat the IRA as his/her own...
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401(k) to IRA Rollover – 3 Buckets

Workplace retirement plans – like a 401(k) – can hold different types of dollars. Typically, a 401(k) will have a pre-tax bucket and a Roth bucket. Occasionally, a plan will have a third bucket to hold after-tax (non-Roth) money. When it comes time to roll all these plan dollars to an IRA, where should (and where can) the different dollars go?
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