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She Inherited Her Husband’s $300,000 IRA at 56 and Rolled It Into Her Own Name, Like the Bank Suggested. Every Withdrawal Until 59½ Cost Her a 10% Penalty She Didn’t Have to Pay

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A bank representative handed a grieving widow a form, checked a box, and processed a transaction that looked completely routine. That single checkbox quietly activated a tax penalty she had every legal right to avoid for the next three and a half years.