Fair Market Value
Gold IRA Glossary
The price an asset would sell for on the open market, which custodians use to value the metals in your IRA. Your custodian reports the account's fair market value to the IRS each year on Form 5498, and the December 31 value is the basis for calculating required minimum distributions. Metals are typically valued using market prices for the specific products held.
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