Beneficiary SIMPLE IRA

A beneficiary inherited a SIMPLE IRA that has been open for more than 2 years.

May the beneficiary set up a Beneficiary Traditional IRA and have the inherited SIMPLE IRA assets transferred (not sold and repurchased) into it?

Or must he establish a Beneficiary SIMPLE IRA?

It seems that he would have the right to establish a Beneficiary Traditional IRA but it does not explicitly say that anywhere that I can find.

Thank you!



There is no reason that a direct trustee transfer to an inherited TIRA could not be done. There is no purpose in requiring the beneficiary to continue a SIMPLE IRA, although you are correct that the IRS has not directly addressed this question. A direct transfer will not produce a 1099R, but of course the respective IRA custodians would have to cooperate.



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