Spousal IRA

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Spousal IRA

An individual retirement account in the name of an unemployed spouse.

Spousal IRA

An IRA where the beneficiary the spouse of the person making the contributions. This provides a steady stream of income for the spouse after the contributor's retirement or death, especially when he/she has little or no other income. This is especially useful should the spouse who earns the income die prematurely. A spousal IRA has the same terms as any other IRA and may be either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA.

spousal IRA

An individual retirement account in the name of a nonworking spouse. A spousal IRA may be funded by the working spouse up to a maximum amount established by law. There is also a limit on annual contributions to the combination of IRAs of the working and nonworking spouses.

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No references found			The ruling, noting that the owner of an IRA is the person in whose name the account was established and that state law cannot change this, stated that a transfer of W's interest in H's IRAs to her spousal IRA would be a taxable distribution. The long arm of community property laws by Stevens, Michael G. / The Tax Adviser See the question above for more information about spousal IRAs. Strategies to Stretch Retirement Savings by Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance / Kiplinger.com Also remember to inquire about your spouse's retirement benefits through their employer, or open a spousal IRA (Individual Retirement Account) for those who do not work outside of the home. 5 Baby Boomer Retirement Tips by Dan Skriver / Family and marriage community			Sponsored ADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Spontaneous Current Liabilities Spontaneous Liabilities Spoofing Sportello bancario Sportello bancoma Spot Commodity Spot Currency Market Spot Exchange Rate Spot Exchange Rates Spot futures parity theorem Spot Interest Rate Spot lending Spot Market Spot Markets Spot Month Spot Price Spot Rate Spot rate curve Spot Secondary spot secondary distribution Spot Trade Spot Transaction spot zoning Spousal IRA Spousal Remainder Trust spread Spread income Spread Option Spread Order Spread position Spread Strategy Spread to Treasury Spread-Load Contractual Plan Spreading spreading agreement Spreadsheet Springing Convertible Sprinkler Leakage Legal Liability Insurance sprinkler system Sprinkling Trust spur track SPX square foot method square footage square footage of living area square yard squatter's rights Squawk Box Squeeze			Spottswood William Robinson Spottsylvania Spottsylvania spotty spotty spotty Spotty mucocutaneous pigmentation spotty ore SPOTV spotweld spotweld SPOTY SPOU Spousage spousal spousal Spousal abuse Spousal abuse Spousal abuse Spousal abuser Spousal abuser Spousal abuser Spousal Assault Risk Assessment spousal benefits spousal equivalence spousal equivalency spousal equivalent Spousal Individual Retirement Account Spousal Individual Retirement Accounts Spousal Inventory of Desired Changes and Relationship Barriers Spousal IRA Spousal IRAs Spousal rape spousal relationship Spousal remainder trust Spousal Remainder Trusts Spousal support Spousal support Spousal support Spousal support Spousal support Spousal support Spousal Unit spouse spouse spouse spouse spouse spouse Spouse Abuse Spouse Abuse Spouse Abuse Spouse Abuse by Law Enforcement Spouse Approval Factor Spouse Assault Replication Program Spouse Employment Resources Program spouse equivalent Spouse Networking Assistance Program Spouse or Significant Other Spouse Orientation and Leader Development Spouse Syndrome

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