10 year rule

I found this and not sure I understand and hope you can clarify…

10-year rule specifics: When it applies, the new 10-year rule generally applies regardless of whether the account owner dies before or after his or her RMD required beginning date (RBD). Thanks to another Secure Act change, the RMD rules do not kick in until age 72 for account owners who attain age 70 1/2 after 2019. So, the RBD for those folks will be April 1 of the year following the year they attain age 72.

I was under the impression that all inherited IRAs or inherited Roth IRAs have to be depleted by the 10yr of the anniversary date of death of IRA/Roth IRA account holder if the date of death happened in 2020. I do understand the there are five classes of “eligible designated beneficiaries” who are exempt from the 10-year post death payout rule and can still stretch RMDs over life expectancy. These include surviving spouses, minor children, disabled individuals, the chronically ill, and beneficiaries not more than ten years younger than the IRA owner (if bene is less then 10yrs younger, they can use the single life table) When an account owner’s child reaches the age of majority under applicable state law, the account balance must be distributed within 10 years after that date.



That is all correct. For govt and collectively bargained plans, the post death 10 year rule does not kick in until 2022. Treatment of minors as eligible for the stretch only applies to minor children of the account owner (not grandkids etc).



Ok, so if I understand this…the “Thanks to another Secure Act change, the RMD rules do not kick in until age 72 for account owners who attain age 70 1/2 after 2019. So, the RBD for those folks will be April 1 of the year following the year they attain age 72.” refers to only RMDs for IRA owners, not inherited IRA’s and not referring to the 10yr rule?



Ok, so if I understand this…the “Thanks to another Secure Act change, the RMD rules do not kick in until age 72 for account owners who attain age 70 1/2 after 2019. So, the RBD for those folks will be April 1 of the year following the year they attain age 72.” refers to only RMDs for IRA owners, not inherited IRA’s and not referring to the 10yr rule? Scenerio:Husband passed away at age 65Wife (age 58) keeps husbands IRA as a bene IRAWife won’t need to begin RMDs until 2027 when husband would have turned 72 (I’m assuming this rule hasn’t changed)?Wife may move these funds to her own IRA after she turns 59 1/2



Yes, that is correct. IRA RBD for owner reaching 70.5 after 2019 will be 4/1 of the year following the year owner reaches 72. And a sole spousal beneficiary does not need to take beneficiary RMDs until the end of the year the deceased spouse would have reached 72. Surviving spouse can assume ownership of the inherited IRA anytime after death of spouse, but typically not a good idea to do so before 59.5.  And in this case, the surviving spouse should elect ownership no later than the end of 2027 to avoid having to take beneficiary RMDs



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