Tax question for the brain trust

[wdfifteen]

So some random guy has everything he owns in a revocable trust except, say $200,000 in a traditional IRA outside the trust. He's not planning to die anytime soon, so he wants access to it until he dies but when he dies he wants about $200,000 to go to a certain government approved 501 c3 charity. If he makes the charity the beneficiary of the traditional IRA, when he dies does the money go straight to the charity without ever being taxed?

[azasadny]

Sounds like you need a consult with a tax attorney who's familiar with trusts and your specific state laws. Good question here...

[Bob Kontak]

Leave Your IRA to Charity

Worth a read.