Important Related Topics:

• 2010 Roth Conversion Legislation

Simply contact your IRA or retirement plan administrator and request a copy of the Change of Beneficiary Form. You can fill this in as you wish and include RHCF for a portion or all of the remainder of your plan’s assets.

For gifts at death, any portion of your retirement plan assets that are given to a qualified charity will also qualify for income tax, inheritance tax, federal and state estate tax deductions as applicable to the size of your estate and your state of domicile. Any assets coming out of your plan to your heirs may be subject to all of the taxes mentioned above.

This year you are permitted to convert your traditional retirement account to a Roth plan. You might want to consider offsetting the tax liability with a charitable gift. Read More.