If you have an IRA or other retirement benefit program, you have probably already designated beneficiaries for those plans. On your death, they will generally pass to those beneficiaries. Federal laws require spousal benefits for qualified retirement plans, however, unless waived by the spouse in writing. The most important attribute of IRAs and qualified plans is the ability for those accounts to grow tax free. For estate planning purposes, keeping this attribute can be extremely important.
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