October 2012
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Content preview from J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2013: For Preparing Your 2012 Tax ReturnBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
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8.11 Transfer of Traditional IRA to Spouse at Divorce
If you receive your former spouse’s IRA pursuant to a divorce decree or written instrument incident to the decree, the transfer is not taxable to either of you. From the date of transfer the account is treated as your IRA. If you are legally separated, a transfer of your spouse’s IRA to you is tax free if made under a decree of separate maintenance or written instrument incident to the decree. The transferred account is then treated as your IRA.
How to make a divorce-related transfer.
If you are required to transfer IRA assets to your spouse or former spouse by a decree of divorce or separate maintenance, or a written instrument incident to such a decree, use one of these transfer methods to avoid being taxed on the transfer: (1) change the name on the IRA from your name to the name of your spouse or former spouse, or (2) direct your IRA trustee to transfer the IRA assets directly to the trustee of a new or existing IRA in the name of your spouse or former spouse.
If you simply withdraw money from your IRA and pay it to your spouse, you will be treated as having received a taxable distribution from your IRA. If you are under age 59½, you will be subject to the 10% early distribution penalty as well as regular tax on the withdrawal.
QDRO transfer of employer plan benefits to your IRA.
If you receive your share of your spouse’s or former spouse’s benefits from an employer plan under a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), ...
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