mangles1
Returning Member

Joint tenants account transfer after death of one tenant

My mother and I hold two joint tenancy accounts, a brokerage account and a savings account.  My mother has recently passed away.  I want to transfer the assets of these accounts to the accounts I hold jointly with my husband.    Is there any tax issue here?  The brokerage house warned me to check on tax consequences because my husband's SSN is the primary one on our joint accounts.