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Monday, June 19, 2017

When you should establish an IRA as a trust

Financial-Planning.com published an article by Ed Slott entitled, "When you should establish an IRA as a trust" (May 31, 2017). Provided below is a brief summary of the article published at Financial-Planning.com: 

When you should establish an IRA as a trust

A trusteed IRA offers provisions beyond a custodial plan, but is it a good strategy for clients? The answer depends on several factors, including how much control – or not – the client wants their beneficiaries to have.

With a trusteed IRA, a financial organization adds trust terms and language to the plan. As a trusteed IRA is, in essence, a conduit trust; the trustee must pay out the annual required minimum distribution to beneficiaries.

Under the tax code, an IRA can be established as a trust or custodial account. With a trusteed IRA, a financial organization adds trust terms and language to the plan. Thus, the IRA itself becomes a trust, with the financial organization acting as the trustee.

To continue more in depth on this issue, please continue to read the full article "When you should establish an IRA as a trust" from Financial-Planning.com


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