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Q: Can a spouse receive annuity if not the beneficiary?
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Is your annuity subject to pa inheritance tax?

does a beneficiary of an annuity pay pa inheritance tax


What will happen if an annuity company close down?

It depends on the type of annuity and how your payouts are calculated. There are several different methods. You do have the option of naming a beneficiary on your annuity, and with certain types of payout options that beneficially could receive the money in your annuity when you die. Other options just pay out during your lifetime, and the payments stop when you die.


Does an annuity balance go to heirs when investor dies?

If there was a named beneficiary (s) on the annuity then those named beneficiary(s) that are listed on the contract when completed upon purchase would receive those funds. A will or trust can not override this. If no beneficiary(s) are named then the estate of the deceased would be the heir of the remaining balance and then be distributed according to the guidelines set forth in the will or trust set up by the owner. If the estate is the heir and there was no will or trust then the courts would decide who would be the beneficiary(s) of the remaining balance.


Can one beneficiary of an estate be responsible for the estate debts if the other beneficiary is the beneficiary of an annuity?

You have a very good question. If you are the cash beneficiary of the estate and the other beneficiary receives an annuity, the costs of settling the estate will come out of the cash. You should frame a motion to have the court review the matter and render a decision regrading the issue. The court may decide the other heir should pay a portion of the costs.


You didn't receive or I haven't received?

I did not receive interest for the year for my annuity.

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My mother has a single premium deferred annuity when she dies do her children receive cash from that annuity?

Are the children the beneficiary's of the Annuity? Annuity's are like Life insurance, they have named beneficiary's listed in the contract. If the children are listed, then yes they are going to benefit from this account.


Can a current life partner challenge a named beneficiary on an annuity?

An individual has the right to choose the beneficiary on their annuity.


How do you transfer an annuity after spouse dies?

Check with the holder to see if a beneficiary was listed for the account. If no beneficiary was listed then the annuity was owned by the decedent and their estate must be probated. The duly appointed estate representative will have the authority to distribute the funds (by Will or the laws of intestacy) once any debts of the estate have been paid.


What does annuitized mean?

It is the beneficiary of an annuity.


Is surviving spouse the legal beneficiary of a life insurance policy if a different beneficiary is named?

No, the spouse is not. The beneficiary is named. There are laws that require the spouse to sign an acknowledgement that there is life insurance that she is not the beneficiary of.


Which type of annuity pays an amount per year to you and your spouse until the last one dies?

A joint annuity with a survivors benefit. However you purchase the joint annuity first. The payout procedure doesn't actually take affect until you would decide to annuitize the annuity. This is beneficial because if the first spouse passes away before the annuity is annuitized (set up for lifetime payments) the living spouse has the ability to receive it as a single payout annuity giving them a larger payment each month.


Is your annuity subject to pa inheritance tax?

does a beneficiary of an annuity pay pa inheritance tax


What will happen if an annuity company close down?

It depends on the type of annuity and how your payouts are calculated. There are several different methods. You do have the option of naming a beneficiary on your annuity, and with certain types of payout options that beneficially could receive the money in your annuity when you die. Other options just pay out during your lifetime, and the payments stop when you die.


In a joint annuity can payments be made to an annuitant if the spouse is younger than fifty nine and one half?

In a joint annuity, the annuitant's spouse typically needs to meet the minimum age requirement, which is often set at 59 and a half to receive payments. If the spouse is younger, the annuity may not allow for payments to be made to the annuitant. It's important to review the specific terms and conditions of the annuity contract to determine eligibility for payments.


If an ex-spouse is listed as beneficiary on a life insurance policy does that person remain the beneficiary and receive the money in the state of Georgia?

Generally, yes. A person must be careful to change the name of the beneficiary on their life insurance after a divorce of death of the named beneficiary. You should consult with the attorney who represented the decedent in the divorce to determine the law in your state and whether the divorce decree extinguished the ex-spouse as the beneficiary.


Is the beneficiary of an annuity responsible for paying the debts of the deceased?

No. The decedent's estate is responsible for paying the debts of the decedent. Generally, an annuity with a named beneficiary is not part of the probate assets much like life insurance payable to a named beneficiary. However, the recipient of an annuity should consult a professional regarding tax issues.


Can the 1st listed beneficiary deny receiving the death payment If so will the 2nd listed beneficiary receive the money?

If the first person who is listed as the beneficiary does not want the payment it will go to the second person listed. If there is no second person listed it will go to the spouse.