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: North Carolina Estate Planning BlogIRA Beneficiary Rules - What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Kids
By Gregory Herman-Giddens
Click here for a good, concise article on one of the most important but frequently overlooked aspects of estate planning, particularly the interplay of IRAs and trusts. While the articles discusses the impact of estate taxes on IRAs, it does not mention that the current federal estate tax exemption is $2 million, so most IRA owners, even of relatively large accounts, need not worry about estate taxes.
However, providing protection of an inherited IRA from creditors, divorce and mismanagement,is something most people should consider. See my previous postings on IRA/Retirement Plan Trusts under the IRA heading.
Full post as published by North Carolina Estate Planning Blog on January 23, 2008 (boomark / email).
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