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Conduit Trusts for IRAs Now Backfire Under the 10-Year Rule
Original: A $1 Million IRA Left to a "Conduit Trust" Forces Every Dollar Out Within 10 Years Anyway. The Trust Estate Lawyers Sold Before 2020 Now Does the Opposite of What It Was Built For, and Here's What Replaces It
Estate planning commentators say a $1 million IRA left to a conduit trust no longer protects heirs the way it once did. Under the SECURE Act, inherited retirement accounts must be emptied within 10 years, so conduit trusts now accelerate payouts rather than stretch them. Planners are steering clients toward accumulation or discretionary trusts instead, and lawyers are revising older estate plans nationwide.
Why now: The SECURE Act's 10-year rule made pre-2020 conduit trust strategies counterproductive, prompting families and advisers to revisit estate plans.
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