If you inherited a Roth IRA, how is the question "Were any of your Roth IRA(s) set up before 2017?" Is that based on the initial account or when you inherited it?

[DianeW777 · Accepted solution]

Distributions from an inherited Roth are not taxable unless the Roth was established within the past 5 years. For this reason you are being asked if the Roth was set up before 2017.  For more information you can click the link below.

• Is an inherited IRA or retirement plan taxable?

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How am I supposed to know whether my inherited Roth was established within the last five years ??