{"id":37247,"date":"2025-10-24T17:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=37247"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:23:17","slug":"inherited-iras-have-a-key-withdrawal-change-for-2025-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=37247","title":{"rendered":"Inherited IRAs have a key withdrawal change for 2025. What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you inherited an individual retirement account<\/a>, there is a key change for 2025 that \u2014 without action on your part before year-end \u2014 could trigger an IRS penalty<\/a> of up to 25%.<\/p>\n

Starting in 2025, certain non-spouse heirs, including adult children, must start taking required minimum distributions<\/a>, or RMDs, while emptying their inherited IRA over 10 years, according to IRS regulations<\/a> released in 2024.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The change comes as investors prepare for the \u201cgreat wealth transfer<\/a>,\u201d with more than $100 trillion<\/a> expected to flow to heirs through 2048, according to a December report from Cerulli Associates. Much of that wealth will eventually move from parents to adult children, and tax planning for that windfall will be important, experts say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some heirs should consider depleting accounts sooner than the IRS requires, depending on their tax situation, experts say.<\/p>\n

Here are the key things to know about the 2025 change and how to avoid an IRS penalty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Who must take RMDs for 2025<\/h2>\n
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Since 2020, certain inherited accounts are subject to the \u201c10-year rule,\u201d which means heirs must deplete the balance by the 10th year after the original account owner\u2019s death.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The \u201c10-year rule\u201d and new RMD requirement apply to most non-spouse beneficiaries, such as adult children, if the original IRA owner reached RMD age before their death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our clients fall into that 10-year window,\u201d and they have faced \u201cyears of ambiguity\u201d about RMDs, said certified financial planner Kristin McKenna, president of Darrow Wealth Management in Needham, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before the IRS released guidance last year, it was unclear whether yearly RMDs were required during the 10-year drawdown. As a result, the agency waived penalties<\/a> for multiple years\u00a0for missed RMDs on inherited IRAs.<\/p>\n

But starting in 2025, specific heirs must start annual RMDs or could face a 25% penalty on the amount they should have withdrawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible to reduce that fee to 10% by withdrawing the right RMD within two years and filing Form 5329<\/a>. In some cases, the agency will waive the penalty entirely.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of clients are getting that excise tax waived\u201d by correcting the RMD, filling out the form and providing a \u201creasonable explanation,\u201d IRA expert Denise Appleby, CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting, previously told CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Play the \u2018income tax bracket game\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Even if RMDs don\u2019t apply to your inherited IRA for 2025, most heirs still must deplete the balance within 10 years. That could require planning to avoid a giant tax hit in the final year, experts say.<\/p>\n

For example, you can \u201cplay the income tax bracket<\/a> game,\u201d by taking withdrawals sooner during lower-earning years, said CFP Marianela Collado, CEO of Tobias Financial Advisors in Plantation, Florida. She is a member of CNBC\u2019s Financial Advisor Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere might be room to fill up the lower brackets,\u201d when income is temporarily lower, said Collado, who is also a certified public accountant.<\/p>\n

However, you also have to consider the tax consequences of increasing income, such as phasing out tax breaks enacted via President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s \u201cbig beautiful bill<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many things to think about\u201d when timing inherited IRA withdrawals, said McKenna, of Darrow Wealth Management. \u201cIt requires a very thoughtful analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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