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« If the account has a standard POD or pay on death beneficiary assignment, the beneficiary has no liability for bounced checks. The designation of the beneficiary isn’t final until the death of the owner. A beneficiary has no ownership interest in the account until the owner dies. Therefore, the beneficiary isn’t responsible for an overdraft in the account.

I work at a small company that has certain transactions for purchases be done with cash. Someone told me the company is asking for an IRS audit because they cash so many checks, is this true and how would the IRS know about the cash if they don’t audit the company first? »

Is a beneficiary on a bank account legally responsible if the account is overdrawn?

If the account has a standard POD or pay on death beneficiary assignment, the beneficiary has no liability for bounced checks. The designation of the beneficiary isn’t final until the death of the owner. A beneficiary has no ownership interest in the account until the owner dies. Therefore, the beneficiary isn’t responsible for an overdraft in the account.

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