Q. My mother recently passed away and her teacher retirement account provided a lump-sum benefit to my sister and myself. As a surviving beneficiary other than a spouse, I can take the payment as a rollover to an inherited IRA. I would like to put this money into my Thrift Savings Plan account. Can I transfer the proceeds directly from the teacher retirement to my TSP? A. Inherited money can’t be transferred into your TSP account.
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Q: I will inherit approximately $40,000 because of the death of a family member. What is the best way to get this money into my Thrift Savings Plan account? A: If these funds are not already in a traditional individual retirement account or other eligible tax-deferred retirement plan account, you can’t add them directly to your TSP account. You could use these funds to support a higher regular contribution rate, if allowed, to your TSP or a traditional IRA. As long as the IRA contributions are tax-deductible, you can transfer the funds into your TSP account later.
Q: I am a Civil Service Retirement System retiree. What happens to my Thrift Savings Plan account after my death? My notes from a retirement seminar 10 years ago say that if my spouse is listed as my beneficiary, she may move my TSP funds into her individual retirement account with no tax or penalty. If my children are listed as beneficiaries they do not have the same option, and in most cases the TSP funds are fully taxable. Is this still correct? A: Your spouse may transfer the balance to an IRA and avoid current taxation or may, under…
Q: I am just about to retire from the FBI, where I’ve worked for 30 years. My parents left me a stock portfolio which dates back several decades. I would like, after retiring, to find and purchase a home using the stock portfolio, which is held in a trust my parents set up for me. I have never purchased a house, and I am wondering if there is any way to get around the capital gains taxes that probably would eat up huge chunks of the value of the stock portfolio once I liquidate most of the stocks to purchase…