woodchelle
Level 2

40 year old passed away in 2018 with a 401(k) that is mother is a named beneficiary.  She did not reach out to take ownership of the assets until 2024, nor did she take any RMD distributions.  Does she fall under the old distribution rules pre Trump tax changes or under the Trump tax rules as far as distributions and RMD penalties for not taking distributions?

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qbteachmt
Level 15
Terry53029
Level 15
Level 15

I believe the 2018 rule was you can put it in an inherited IRA account, and empty it in five years, or set it up to take it out based on beneficiary's age. You need to research it yourself to be sure of the rules from 2018.