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Level 1
posted Feb 24, 2023 11:46:32 AM

Inherited Roth IRA Distributions

Our mother died at age 96 in December 2020. My only sibling and I (designated beneficiaries) each rolled half of her Roth IRA into our own new inherited Roth IRAs in 2021. My 72nd birthday occurred in 2022. I intend to empty my inherited Roth IRA before December 31, 2030 without taking annual RMDs. Is this the correct course of action?

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Level 8
Feb 24, 2023 12:06:56 PM

Yes, a non-spouse who is not an eligible designated beneficiary follows the ten year rule.

 

Non-spouse beneficiary options

In 2020 and later, options for a beneficiary who is not the spouse of the deceased account owner depend on whether they are an "eligible designated beneficiary." An eligible designated beneficiary is

  • Spouse or minor child of the deceased account holder
  • Disabled or chronically ill individual
  • Individual who is not more than 10 years younger than the IRA owner or plan participant

An eligible designated beneficiary may

  • Take distributions over the longer of their own life expectancy and the employee's remaining life expectancy, or
  • Follow the 10-year rule (if the account owner died before that owner's required beginning date)

Designated beneficiary (not an eligible designated beneficiary)

  • Follow the 10-year rule

Beneficiary that is not an individual

  • Follow the rules described above as if the account owner died before 2020 (because the SECURE Act changes only apply to beneficiaries who are individuals)

 

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Level 8
Feb 24, 2023 12:06:56 PM

Yes, a non-spouse who is not an eligible designated beneficiary follows the ten year rule.

 

Non-spouse beneficiary options

In 2020 and later, options for a beneficiary who is not the spouse of the deceased account owner depend on whether they are an "eligible designated beneficiary." An eligible designated beneficiary is

  • Spouse or minor child of the deceased account holder
  • Disabled or chronically ill individual
  • Individual who is not more than 10 years younger than the IRA owner or plan participant

An eligible designated beneficiary may

  • Take distributions over the longer of their own life expectancy and the employee's remaining life expectancy, or
  • Follow the 10-year rule (if the account owner died before that owner's required beginning date)

Designated beneficiary (not an eligible designated beneficiary)

  • Follow the 10-year rule

Beneficiary that is not an individual

  • Follow the rules described above as if the account owner died before 2020 (because the SECURE Act changes only apply to beneficiaries who are individuals)

 

Level 15
Feb 24, 2023 12:12:16 PM

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Level 15
Feb 24, 2023 12:48:52 PM

leeloo is correct, Opus 17 is incorrect.  A Roth IRA participant is treated as passing before their Required Beginning Date for RMDs (because the participant is not required to take RMDs from a Roth IRA), so annual beneficiary RMDs are not required.  The only requirement is that the inherited Roth IRA be emptied by December 31, 2030.

Level 15
Feb 24, 2023 1:09:47 PM

Sorry, I missed that it was a Roth IRA.