What beneficiary distribution options are available following the death of an IRA holder when a trust is named as the beneficiary of an IRA?
If the trust meets certain criteria outlined in IRS regulations, the individual beneficiaries of the trust may be eligible for the same distributions options they would otherwise be eligible for if they had been named as direct beneficiaries of the IRA. However, in cases where the trust does not meet all of the criteria outlined in IRS regulations, the trust will either be required to take distributions in accordance with the five-year rule (if the IRA holder died before his or her required beginning date), or over the nonrecalculated life expectancy of the deceased IRA holder (if the IRA holder died on or after his or her required beginning date).
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