This unique resource provides comprehensive coverage of the tax rules applicable to the 14 different types of IRAs. Taxation of Individual Retirement Accounts discusses the operation and administration of IRAs including: prohibited transactions, disclosure statements, investments, bankruptcy, tax liens and creditors, trustees and custodians, reporting requirements, divorce and property settlement agreements, IRS ruling requests, excise taxes and penalties, ERISA, and state taxes. This valuable guide also provides a detailed analysis of the rules applicable to distributions including: taxation of distributions, premature distributions, minimum distributions during lifetime, minimum distributions on death, withholding taxes, beneficiary designation forms, and estate taxes. Other topics discussed include: taxation of distributions, premature distributions, minimum distributions during lifetime, minimum distributions on death, withholding taxes, beneficiary designation forms, estate taxes, and when a living trust (such as a bypass trust or QTIP trust) should be the designated beneficiary and how such trust should be designated in the estate planning documents.