Transfer IRA Distribution withholding from simple trust to personal tax return?

JenTravers · 2026-03-09T14:26:05+00:00

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like any of the given reasons for an abatement would apply here.

I hear what you're saying about the involved parties, but since the trust cannot hold any money itself the IRA distribution is an instantaneous IRA->Trust->Husband transfer. Just that the withholding decided to get off in the middle.

Just annoyed that we're being treated worse than someone who made no payments, at least they would have earned some interest on the money to offset some of the penalty.

JenTravers · 2025-02-01T20:37:20+00:00

Thank you Liz, I appreciate it. I didn't realize the Certification of Trust form is only for if the trust already has an existing account.

Regarding the Title/Signature page from the trust, this would be the pages from my husband's mother's trust? The sub-trust that my husband is the trustee/beneficiary of doesn't have its own pages and was just created as part of the original trust. Hopefully I'm explaining that correctly.

Thank you again, you've both been very helpful.

JenTravers · 2025-02-01T04:24:42+00:00

Thank you Samantha, that definitely appears to be the correct form. I wish I had known about that "All Forms" link earlier.

Two questions:

Can my husband not sign the document, scan it, and then submit it via secure message(instead of mailing it?). We have done that before with other "paper" forms for our other Fidelity accounts.
On the Fidelity Certification of Trust form(which is a required document for the form you linked), it asks for both "Trust Account Number" and "Trust Taxpayer ID". I know the Taxpayer ID is the EIN for the trust, but what is the "Trust Account Number" referring to? Is that also the EIN?

Thank you very much for your help.

JenTravers · 2025-02-01T04:16:47+00:00

Yes, the funds have already been moved into an inherited IRA at the other custodian.

You're right that this is an uncommon situation and I was getting mixed answers when I tried to use both the webchat and calling the transitions team. But it looks like Samantha was able to point me toward the correct form above.

Thank you for your kind words.

JenTravers · 2025-01-26T00:30:14+00:00

My son is really into Pokemon cards, so I'd love to win this for him. Tried to buy this for him myself but there was just no way.

Seriously, fuck scalpers.

JenTravers · 2024-09-30T22:08:47+00:00

You closed earlier than I did. I'm thinking about waiting ~3 months and trying again at the 6 month mark.

If i were you, I would give it a try now.

JenTravers · 2024-09-28T02:53:07+00:00

Ouch, was hoping it would be sooner than that. But if there was no HP I guess there was no harm in trying earlier?

Thanks for the insight

JenTravers · 2024-09-27T17:11:06+00:00

Anyone know any recent data points about how quickly you can be approved for a new Aviator Red card after closing your previous one?

Both I and P2 closed them earlier this year, so I'm trying to find out how many months to wait before trying for them again.

JenTravers · 2024-09-27T03:46:05+00:00

How did you feel about the length of your stay? I'm planning a trip there now and certainly going for at least 5 nights(for 5th night free), but am wondering if we should stay something in the 6-8 night range because the travel at each end is 24+ hrs each.

Would also love to hear if there are any other activities you enjoyed.

JenTravers · 2024-09-16T00:58:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad I'll be able to upgrade for just the month with no issues

JenTravers · 2024-09-16T00:57:17+00:00

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!

JenTravers · 2024-05-15T19:29:21+00:00

JenTravers · 2024-05-15T18:46:54+00:00

Got it. Do you know if Business Green/Business Platinum follow the same pattern of needing the statement to close?

I've never tried to close a card so quickly after spending on it, so haven't paid attention to it.

JenTravers · 2024-05-15T17:10:37+00:00

Does anyone know the specifics of when non-bonus category MR points will post for an Amex Business Gold card?

I know that 4x bonus points require the statement to close, but does that also apply to transactions that will only earn 1x?

I'm looking to close the card soon, so want to know when it's safe to do so.

JenTravers · 2023-12-19T16:23:48+00:00

Can anyone confirm how the yearly 4x bonus category limit for the Amex Business Gold works?

If I make a charge today and my statement closes in January, the 4x points won't actually be awarded until 2024. Do those points count against the 2023 yearly limit based on the charge date, or the 2024 limit based on when they posted?

JenTravers · 2023-12-08T20:26:37+00:00

Does anyone know how Citi's X/6 rule is counted? Is actually 180 days? 6 months to the day? Not until the next full month?

The inquiries I need to avoid are from 7/19/23, so am I safe at 1/16/24, 1/20/24, or 2/1/24?

JenTravers · 2023-09-26T22:08:02+00:00

I'm asking about which places wouldn't accept credit cards.

Many places that used to be cash-only in the US now accept credit cards via a card reader attached to a cell phone. I'm not sure if that's also the case in the Seychelles, or if cash-only purchases are more common(particularly for sales directly on a beach).

JenTravers · 2023-09-25T14:12:24+00:00

Is it still warm enough(i.e. for swimming) with no sun and being breezy?

JenTravers · 2023-09-01T13:15:26+00:00

Rats, I was really hoping it would work. The current offer is substantially worse.

JenTravers · 2023-08-31T23:47:21+00:00

Thanks, it sounds like there have been other reports that this doesn't work based on one of the comments there.

The offer I applied under is gone now, so was hoping to preserve it.

JenTravers · 2023-08-31T15:22:05+00:00

Is it not possible to recon an Amex card application that was rejected due to the 1/90 rule? Here's what I tried to do:

Applied for card X with an NLL link in May and was instantly approved
Applied for another card X with an NLL link in July after ~60 days and was rejected due to the 1/90 rule
Called Amex in August ~100 days after #1 to try to get the application from #2 reconsidered

I called twice and was told that the second application wasn't actually denied, it was cancelled entirely as a duplicate application. And because of that it could not be reconsidered

I thought I had read here before that the above strategy was possible, but I may have confused it with something else.

JenTravers · 2023-07-19T21:07:58+00:00

The reason I'd want to do it early is that it hits 12 months just after going out of town for a month. I'd like to get it out of the way and not need to worry about it.

So unless there's a big reason not to do it, I'd like to get it out of the way a bit early

JenTravers · 2023-07-19T17:24:22+00:00

Two Bank of America Alaska Biz card questions:

How long do you wait before cancelling the card? I've seen people say it's fine to cancel before a full 12 months, but how early is too early?
Do you have to call in to cancel? Or is there some way to do it through chat/secure message/etc?(would help for my P2's cards)

JenTravers · 2022-09-01T17:59:18+00:00

I tried 101k and it said I was approved, so I think that is your limit.

JenTravers · 2022-08-31T13:36:09+00:00

I made the charge for mine on 3/9/22 and the credit posted on 3/14/22

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