I have an uncle that just passed away.

by extreme2x2 » Fri Feb 18, 2011 09:15 pm

I have an uncle that just passed away. He named his beneficiary for his SEP IRA to his employers. I know he did not know what he was doing...what can I do about this?

Total Comments: 5

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 02:01 am Post Subject:

It really depends. This is primarily a legal issue now. And we don't give leagal advice.

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:18 am Post Subject:

Yup, it's in your best interest that you should go to an attorney. Agents and employers of the deceased are probably the best people to tell you what exactly has happened.

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 05:59 am Post Subject:

If the uncle was married, his spouse would be the de facto beneficiary. But I'm confused. A SEP-IRA with "employers" named as beneficiary? Doesn't make much sense. Few employers with employees have either SEPs or Keoghs, because they don't want to contribute to their employee's accounts.

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 02:36 pm Post Subject:

Few employers with employees have either SEPs or Keoghs, because they don't want to contribute to their employee's accounts.



Huh? :?

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 08:27 pm Post Subject:

Are you sure his beneficiaries are his employERs and not employEEs? Because I agree with MaxHerr, having employERs as beneficiaries just does not make sense at all!

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