Retirement tax questions

@fanfare 

@macuser_22 

I never said the beneficiary paid the 10% penalty. The beneficiary might have to pay regular income tax if the five-year holding period has not been that for a conversion or for the entire account.


Although I now realize that my example was partially incorrect because I also misunderstood the rule, but in a different way than you thought I did.  I will make a correction.