Jazzlover
New Member

Closing an IRA from abroad

Hello,

 

 I've been living in Japan for twenty years. 

In 2019, I opened an IRA at a Merrill branch in Connecticut using my godmother's address. This was done with the bank's permission.

 I want to early withdrawal all the funds and close the IRA.  This is ok with the bank, and they tell me that 6% will go to Connecticut.

 I don't mind losing 6% since the IRA has a small amount in it, but my question is will this require to file a Connecticut state return even though I haven't lived there since the early nineties and have no plans on returning?

 

Thank you so much in advance for any answers you have.