Since IRA accounts are not governed by ERISA law as are 401(k) plans and other qualified retirement plans (such as 403(b) and others), the spouse is not required to be the default beneficiary. For those plans governed by ERISA, a spouse must either be the beneficiary of the plan or must have authorized any other beneficiary designation.
IRAs (both traditional and Roth IRAs) do not have this restriction: you can name anyone you wish as the beneficiary of your IRA account.
No your spouse does not need to be your beneficiary. Most claims checks are paid to the policy holder. Disability pays benefits while you are alive, but unable to work. The beneficiary designation comes into play only rarely.
Can you file on the taxes that are taken out of long term disability check
if your long term disability is integrated with social security disability, then yes. This is the case for most employer paid long term disability plans, or your employee benefits package. If the Long-Term DI policy is an individual plan, not through your employer - you could receive the full base benefit if it's not integraded with Social Security Disability Benefits.
if I am receiving short term disability and my company is bought out and I need to go on long term disability will I be covered for long term?
Incarceration? Like in jail? No, its not a disability to be in jail be a long time.
Not specifically for a long term disability, but you can collect if you have a terminal illness.
One can find a lawyer to assist in long term disability insurance claim in the phone book under lawyers. The lawyers often dealing with long term disability insurance will help you get paid when you have a disability.
An independent insurance agent expert in disability insurance can help with short-term disability or long-term disability.Look for a disabilitycenter on Google.
Yes, if you are receiving Social Security disability payments.
Long-Term Care insurance protects asstes, disability income protects incomeNo, long term care insurance covers all the costs of a caregiver that is not covered by Medicare, Medicate and disability insurance. These services are quite extensive and expensive.
Long Term Disability
Chronic illness is long-term illness, and temporary disability is short-term limited activity.
Long term benefits are protected from creditors as long as you don't commingle those disability benefit monies with other monies in your bank account.