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My daughters, ages 17 and 20 inherited IRAs from their Grandmother in 2022. How are taxes handled for any w/drawls of the amount. Does it affect thier taxable income only, or will it also affect my taxable income since I still claim them both?
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Income of a child is never reported on a parent's tax return, unless the only income is interest and dividends for investments in the child's name. Since this is IRA income, each child must file their own tax return. There is no 10% penalty for early withdrawal, the money is taxed as ordinary income, assuming it came from a traditional (pre-tax) IRA. (If this is an inherited Roth IRA, it is not taxable at all.)
However, because this is unearned income and they are under age 24, they may be taxed at a higher rate under the "Kiddie tax." See here.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc553
Note that your children must follow the 10 year rule for inherited IRAs, meaning they must withdraw all the money and close the accounts within 10 years (2032). If the grandmother was older than her beginning year for RMDs, the children must withdraw at least as much as their RMD, starting in 2024 (they can withdraw more, of course). Depending on the value of the account, you may want to do some financial planning so the children make most of their withdrawals when their income taxes are lowest. Because of the kiddie tax, their lowest tax rate between now and 2032 will probably be when they turn 24, so they might pay less tax if they can hold onto the money until then. But there may be other consideration, of course. If it's a lot of money, you might want to talk to a financial planner or your own tax professional.
Thanks for the answer...so to confirm, even if they both take $10,000 out from those accounts in 2023, that $20,000 of their combined income will not be reflected as income on my taxes? ( I see there is line on Form 8615 for the parents' income)
And, they do file taxes each year because they both work.
@lssdc wrote:
Thanks for the answer...so to confirm, even if they both take $10,000 out from those accounts in 2023, that $20,000 of their combined income will not be reflected as income on my taxes? ( I see there is line on Form 8615 for the parents' income)
And, they do file taxes each year because they both work.
It's never taxable income to you, only to them. The reason form 8615 (part of the child's tax return, not yours) asks for the parent's income is to determine the correct amount of kiddie tax to charge the child.
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