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The refusal must be in writing. The assets must pass to the successor beneficiary without any direction on the part of the person making the disclaimer. The document must be submitted to the retirement account custodian at the later of the following times: Nine months after the retirement account owner dies.

A transfer on death, or TOD, is a designation that allows a creditor's assets to pass directly to their beneficiary after they die. The account owner specifies the percentage of assets each beneficiary is to receive, allowing their executor to distribute the assets without first passing through probate.

If you don't take the RMDs from your account, you will be subject to a penalty equal to 25% of the amount that should have been withdrawn. If you inherited a Roth IRA then the same rules generally apply—you must take RMDs.

Generally, a designated beneficiary is required to liquidate the account by the end of the 10th year following the year of death of the IRA owner (this is known as the 10-year rule). An RMD may be required in years 1-9 when the decedent had already begun taking RMDs.

Traditional IRA: non-spousal inherited guidelines If the person was under age 72 when they died, your withdrawal options are to: Open an inherited IRA using the life expectancy method. Open an inherited IRA using the 10-year method. Take a lump sum distribution.

"Disclaim" the inherited retirement account Regardless of your relationship with the account holder, you can opt to disclaim, or not accept, the inheritance and pass on the assets to an alternate beneficiary, such as another family member.