If you have just inherited a Roth IRA from your parent, spouse, or non-spouse, here are the rules for taxes and beneficiaries you need to know.

The death of a loved one is hard enough without the added stress of inherited accounts.

If you inherited an IRA, that windfall may cost you money if you aren’t careful. That’s because there are rules surrounding inherited IRAs to ensure the money is eventually taxed and the IRS is paid.

Few people would complain about receiving an inheritance, including one in the form of an IRA. However, if you do inherit the retirement plan of a loved one, there are some rules you have to follow ...

An inherited Roth IRA, also sometimes called a beneficiary IRA, is an account created for the beneficiary of a Roth IRA after the original account holder’s death. Inherited Roth IRAs do not inherit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Congress and the IRS made inheriting an IRA a very complicated, ...

Inherited IRAs and spousal IRAs are two different types of accounts that you can use for retirement planning. An inherited IRA is created when someone inherits that account, often from a non-spouse. A ...

When someone dies with money left in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), the funds can get passed on to the person's loved ones through an inherited IRA. The recipient(s) may spend the funds ...

Inheriting an IRA from someone who was not your spouse can feel like a financial gift — until you meet the maze of rules with ...

Should you rollover a spousal inherited IRA or just leave it? This is likely just one of the many decisions that has been dropped in your lap. You may also receive much well-meaning advice from ...

Some people like to imagine the ideal windfall: A surprise (and tax-free!) inheritance from a distant relative whom you barely remember or never met. It’s much less fun to think about navigating a ...

Few people would complain about receiving an inheritance, including one in the form of an IRA. However, there are some rules that you’ll have to follow if you inherit an IRA, and they may create some ...