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In-service death benefit


joel

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A government DB pension plan pays an in-service death benefit equal to 3 times annual salary. The beneficiary has been told that the amount is taxable. Is it, therefore, eligible to be rollover to an IRA?

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Yes, it can be rolled over to an inherited IRA. However, this will not eliminate required minimum distribution requirements, so the beneficiary (if not a spouse) will need either to start taking distributions within one year or to take a complete distribution from the IRA within 5 years.

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