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[gtrider]

What is the name of your state Louisiana

If A takes out an IRA and names B as the benificary
B dies before A does and A doesn’t change the statis of the IRS
Now A dies and the executor needs B’s death certificate to liquidate the IRA
Who’s estate does the IRA go too? Does it go to A’s estate since A took out the IRA or does the IRA go to B’s estate since the executor need B’s death certificate?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[anteater]

The IRA custodian wants proof that the designated beneficiary predeceased the IRA account owner.

The IRA agreement may contain language concerning a predeceased beneficiary. But the probability is very high that the A's estate receives the proceeds.