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Retirement tax questions
Vanguard is the financial institution that has the obligation to issue the tax reporting statement (1099-R).
Your mother was the plan participant (i.e., beneficiary) while you are, apparently, the designated beneficiary of the IRA. As such, you did not "inherit" the IRA from Vanguard, you "inherited" it from your mother.
‎June 25, 2020
8:22 AM