Death of IRA Owner On or After January 1, 2020 – The entire amount remaining in your account will generally be distributed by December 31 of the year containing the tenth anniversary of your death unless you have an eligible Designated Beneficiary or you have no Designated Beneficiary for purposes of determining a distribution period. This requirement applies to Beneficiaries regardless of whether you die before, on, or after your required beginning date. If your Beneficiary is an eligible Designated Beneficiary, the entire amount remaining in your account may be distributed (in accordance with the Treasury Regulations) over the remaining life expectancy of your eligible Designated Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of such Beneficiary). An eligible Designated Beneficiary is any Designated Beneficiary who is • your surviving spouse, • your child who has not reached the age of majority, • disabled (A physician must determine that your impairment can be expected to result in death or to be of long, continued, and indefinite duration.), • an individual who is not more than 10 years younger than you, or • chronically ill (A chronically ill individual is someone who (1) is unable to perform (without substantial assistance from another individual) at least two activities of daily living for an indefinite period due to a loss of functional capacity, (2) has a level of disability similar to the level of disability described above requiring assistance with daily living based on loss of functional capacity, or (3) requires substantial supervision to protect the individual from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.) Note that certain trust Beneficiaries (e.g., certain trusts for disabled and chronically ill individuals) may take distribution of the entire amount remaining in your account over the remaining life expectancy of the trust Beneficiary. Generally, life expectancy distributions to an eligible Designated Beneficiary must commence by December 31 of the year following the year of your death. However, if your spouse is the eligible Designated Beneficiary, distributions need not commence until December 31 of the year you would have attained age 72, if later. If your eligible Designated Beneficiary is your minor child, life expectancy payments must begin by December 31 of the year following the year of your death and continue until the child reaches the age of majority. Once the age of majority is reached, the Beneficiary ...
Death of IRA Owner On or After January 1, 2020 – The entire amount remaining in your account will generally be distributed by December 31 of the year containing the tenth anniversary of your death unless you have an eligible desig- nated beneficiary or you have no designated beneficiary for purposes of determining a distribution period. This require- ment applies to beneficiaries regardless of whether you die before, on, or after your required beginning date. If your beneficiary is an eligible designated beneficiary, the entire amount remaining in your account may be distributed (in accordance with the Treasury Regulations) over the re- maining life expectancy of your eligible designated beneficia- ry (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of such beneficiary). An eligible designated beneficiary is any designated benefi- ciary who is: • Your surviving spouse; • Your child who has not reached the age of majority; • Disabled (a physician must determine that your impairment can be expected to result in death or to be of long, continued, and indefinite duration); • An individual who is not more than 10 years younger than you; or • Chronically ill (a chronically ill individual is someone who
(1) is unable to perform (without substantial assistance from another individual) at least two activities of daily living for an indefinite period due to a loss of functional capacity, (2) has a level of disability similar to the level of disability described above requiring assistance with daily living based on loss of
Death of IRA Owner On or After January 1, 2020
