My mother and father died a few months ago. I inherited an IRA account with four other sibblings. The money was disbursed to the estate and was deposited into a joint account. Will we have to pay taxes on this or is it tax free. The account is in a separate state than the state that we live in?

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Confulsed:

I assume that the IRS in question is a traditional IRA that was funded with pre-tax money.

If so, the money disbursed from the IRA will be subject to income tax (both federal and state) in the year the recipient receives the IRA money from the estate.

For sure, the state income tax for the state in which the recipient lives will apply. The state tax for the state where the IRA was establish MAY also apply, but if that is the case, the recipient state should offer a offsetting credit for that taxes paid to the disbursing state to ensure that the money is NOT taxed by both states.

There is no tax on inheritances. So any money or property you inherit, there is no tax.
However, if you inherit Trad IRA, you must include the amount withdrawan in your income.
Read: Your U.S. Tax Return: Tax on Inheritances (http://taxipay.blogspot.com/2008/02/tax-on-inheritances.html)