Video Tips: Tax Treatment of Inherited Traditional IRAs
Inheriting a traditional IRA can create taxable income because distributions are generally taxed to the beneficiary as they are received, although a surviving spouse may be able to roll the account over tax-free in some cases. If the original owner died after 2019, many nonspouse beneficiaries must generally empty the inherited IRA within 10 years, subject to certain exceptions.|
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