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YOUR GUIDE TO IRAS - Columbia Management IRA Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement.
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YOUR GUIDE TO IRAS Columbia Management IRA Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement.
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Instructions for opening your account New accounts If you are opening a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA or SEP IRA, review this booklet and complete the Columbia Management IRA Application. Note: If your Traditional IRA is to receive a mandatory rollover transfer from an employer plan (or a mandatory distribution upon termination of such a plan), the plan sponsor, plan administrator or another plan fiduciary is responsible for establishing the IRA in your name.
You do not complete or sign an IRA Application.
IRA transfers and rollovers Traditional IRA transfer If transferring assets directly from a Traditional IRA at another financial institution to a Traditional IRA at Columbia Management, complete the Transfer Form and attach it to your Application. Roth IRA transfer If transferring assets directly from a Roth IRA at another financial institution to a Roth IRA at Columbia Management, complete the Transfer Form and attach it to your Application. Direct rollover If rolling over assets directly from a 401(k), 403(b), or other eligible employer plan to a Columbia Management Traditional IRA, complete either the Columbia Management Direct Rollover Form or a direct rollover form supplied by your employer or plan provider and attach it to your Application.
Indirect rollover If rolling over assets that have already been distributed to you from another IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other eligible employer plan to a Columbia Management Traditional IRA, simply complete the Columbia Management IRA Application, and make sure the Traditional IRA Rollover box is checked in Part 3. Roth conversions If you are converting a Traditional IRA (including rollover IRAs) to a Roth IRA at Columbia Management, complete the Columbia Management Conversion Form and attach it to your Application.
Fees The annual custodial fee for the Columbia Management Individual Retirement Plan is $20 per plan.
The fee is subject to waiver if you have $25,000 or more of assets in the retirement plans. If you wish to pre-pay this amount, enclose a check payable to “State Street Bank and Trust Company FBO [Your Name] IRA.” If not prepaid, the fund(s) will automatically deduct the $20 fee from your account at year-end (usually in December), and every year thereafter. If you terminate your account prior to year-end, the $20 fee will automatically be deducted from your account. Return the completed Application and Form(s), with your check(s), to: Or for overnight mail to: Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 c/o Boston Financial Boston, MA 02266-8081 30 Dan Road, Suite 8081 Canton, MA 02021-2809 For more detailed information call Columbia Management at 800.345.6611.
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 1 of 8 Please follow these instructions to complete the IRA Account Application. Please read the Privacy Policy and retain for your records. Part 1 Fund selection: Indicate your selected fund(s) and share class. Indicate whether you are exempt from a sales charge per the Columbia Management fund’s prospectus. Part 2 Depositor information: Complete the information requested (all fields are required). If this section is not complete your application may be rejected and the account not opened.
Part 3 IRA account registration: Complete the information requested (all fields are required). If this section is not complete your application may be rejected and the account not opened. Part 4 Telephone exchange privileges: Complete this section if you DO NOT want the Telephone Exchange privilege. Part 5 Choose your optional account privileges: These sections offer features available for a Columbia Funds account. Please remember to attach a voided check where requested. Part 6 Bank information: This section must be completed if you have selected the Automatic Investment Plan. Part 7 Custodian acceptance: State Street Bank and Trust Company accepts appointment as custodian of the depositor’s account.
However, this Application is not binding upon the Custodian until the Depositor has received a statement of the transaction. Receipt by the depositor of a confirmation of the purchase of the Fund shares will serve as notification of State Street Bank and Trust Company’s acceptance of appointment as Custodian of the depositor’s account. Part 8 Broker/Dealer/Financial Representative: If you are using the services of a broker/dealer or Financial Representative, this section must be completed. Part 9 Customer identification program: Important information about procedures for opening an account.
Part 10 Depositor signature and certification: Account owner should sign, authorizing the account(s) to be established and certifying their Tax Identification Number(s)/Social Security Number(s). Part 11 Return instructions: Mailing instructions to be used when returning your application. Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081, Boston, MA 02266-8081 Columbia Management Account application instructions
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 2 of 8 Columbia Funds WILL NOT accept third party checks, money orders, cashier checks or starter checks. Make checks payable to “State Street Bank and Trust Company.” Please contact Columbia Management at the number below before wiring funds. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for investment options. Fund names and numbers must be entered. Please select carefully. Invest in:  *Class A Shares   *Class C Shares Fund name Share Class Amount Tax Year Total Contribution Amount * If no share class is selected, your application will be rejected and the account not opened.
Refer to the Fund’s prospectus for minimum balance requirements.
  I certify that I am exempt from the sales charge in accordance with the terms of the applicable fund’s prospectus and I agree to notify Columbia Funds at or prior to purchase if I am no longer eligible for exemption. Reason for exemption (please write reason) Part 1 Fund selection: $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Mail to: Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 Wire instructions for Columbia Funds Shares/Classes (A,C): Bank Name: State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 ABA #: 011000028 Attn: Columbia Wire In Account Acct #: 99057028 FCT Acct Name/Number _ _
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 3 of 8 Privacy Policy Columbia Funds are committed to respecting shareholders’ rights of privacy and we have adopted the following policy to maintain the confidentiality of the information you share with us: Information we collect We know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in a manner that is both accurate and efficient. To do so, we may collect information about you, such as your name, address, Social Security number and the names of your beneficiaries.
This information is collected from applications or other forms that you provide to us or the financial institutions that distribute the Columbia Funds. We also collect information about your transactions in the Columbia Funds. Financial institutions which distribute the Columbia Funds and service your account, whether or not affiliated with us, may have a customer relationship with you and may independently collect information from you. This Privacy Policy does not apply to their independent collection or use of information about you.
Information we disclose We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except in two circumstances. We disclose information to companies, whether or not affiliated with us, that help us by providing services to you, including companies that market funds on our behalf. We also disclose information when we are permitted or required by law to do so, such as when information is provided to the IRS for tax purposes. Security To safeguard your personal information, we insist that the distributors and other companies that perform services for us limit access to your personal information to authorized employees and agents, and maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards.
This privacy policy applies to each fund in the Columbia family of mutual funds and to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., and Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., with respect to the investment advisory, distribution and shareholder services each may provide to the Columbia Funds. Notice Regarding Unclaimed Property If no activity occurs in your account within the time period specified by applicable state law, your property may be transferred to the appropriate state.
Name City State ZIP Daytime phone number Date of birth (MMDDYYYY) Social Security number Part 2 Depositor information: Address City State ZIP Address (If mailing address is a post office box, a street address is also required by the USA Patriot Act.) Evening phone number E-mail address
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 4 of 8 Part 3 IRA account registration: Beneficiary designation I revoke all prior beneficiary designations, if any, made by me for these assets. If I am not survived by any designated beneficiary, my beneficiary shall be my estate. Reserving the right to revoke or change this beneficiary designation at any time by written notice to the Custodian, I direct that all Columbia Fund accounts held in this IRA be distributed upon my death as follows: Social Security number Name Date of birth (MMDDYYYY) Primary beneficiary  Spouse  Other Relationship % if less than 100% % Social Security number Name Date of birth (MMDDYYYY) Beneficiary  Spouse  Other Relationship % if less than 100% %  Primary  Contingent Unless otherwise specified, multiple surviving primary beneficiaries or multiple surviving contingent beneficiaries, as the case may be, will share equally.
Spousal consent (This section should be reviewed if the Depositor is married and designates a beneficiary other than their spouse. It is the Depositor’s responsibility to determine if this section applies. The Depositor may need to consult with legal counsel. Neither the Custodian nor the Sponsor is liable for any consequences resulting from a failure of the Depositor to provide proper spousal consent.) I am the spouse of the above-named Depositor. I acknowledge that I have received a full and reasonable disclosure of my spouse’s property and financial obligations. Due to any possible consequences of giving up my community or marital property interest in this IRA, I have been advised to see a tax professional or legal advisor.
I hereby consent to the beneficiary designation(s) indicated above. I assume full responsibility for any adverse consequence that may result. No tax or legal advice was given to me by the Custodian or Sponsor. Signature of spouse Signature witness for spouse Date (MMDDYYYY) Date (MMDDYYYY) X X Type of IRA  Traditional IRA  Roth IRA   Traditional Rollover IRA  SEP IRA (employer name _ )  SARSEP IRA (for participants of plans established prior to 1997)
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 5 of 8 Part 4 Telephone exchange privileges: Unless otherwise indicated below, I authorize Columbia Funds, or their designated agents, to accept telephone instructions from any person identifying himself as owner of the account or owner’s broker to exchange shares of my account for shares of the same class or equivalent class of any other Columbia Fund and, without signature guarantee, held in my account. Telephone exchanges are subject to the procedures and conditions set forth in the prospectus. Columbia Funds, and their designated agents, will employ reasonable procedures specified by the Columbia Fund to confirm that such telephone instructions are genuine.
Neither Columbia Funds, nor their designated agents, will be liable for any loss due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions if such procedures are followed. Telephone privileges may be modified or terminated without notice. Furthermore, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., State Street Bank and Trust Company or any other of their affiliates, that may be involved in transactions authorized by telephone against any claim, loss, expense or damage, including reasonable fees of investigation and counsel in connection with any telephone instructions effected for my account.
 I DO NOT want the Telephone Exchange Program Part 5 Optional account privileges: A:	 Automatic Investment Plan Optional (Fund minimums may apply; see corresponding prospectus for Columbia Funds requirements.)   I authorize State Street Bank and Trust Company to debit that amount requested below from my bank account for investment in the fund(s) beginning in ( month) and periodically thereafter. I understand that my participation in the Automatic Investment Plan is subject to the terms and conditions of such Plan as amended from time to time. Transactions will occur on the 15th of the month or the next business day.
Contributions will be designated current year. Please note: This is an Automatic Clearing House (ACH) transaction and your bank account will be debited two business days prior to the date of investment.
Frequency of investment (check one)  Monthly  Quarterly Amount to be invested Fund name Fund number* Initial investment $ $ Class Optional account privileges continued on next page. Fund name Fund number* Initial investment Class $ Fund numbers can be found on the Columbia Fund Family Selection Guide. B: Automatic exchanges Optional (Account registration must be the same. If registration doesn’t match, any instructions will be disregarded.)   I hereby authorize exchanges of $ (refer to the Fund’s prospectus for minimums) The receiving fund must meet the fund’s minimum requirement. See corresponding prospectus for fund minimums.
Exchange from to Fund name Fund number* Fund name Fund number* Please make exchanges on the 15th of the month (or next business day) beginning Date (MMDDYYYY) Name(s) on account Account number(s) *Fund and account numbers can be found on your Account Statement.
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 6 of 8 *Fund and account numbers can be found on your Account Statement. C:	 Rights of accumulation Optional (Class A or C Shares of any Columbia Funds may be combined under Rights of Accumulation.) If you previously purchased Class A Shares of a Columbia Fund (on which you paid a sales charge), you may qualify for a reduced sales charge on this purchase. See the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for aggregation criteria.
List below account(s) which should be aggregated for a Right of Accumulation. Attach an additional page if necessary. Name Fund name Fund number* Account number Name Fund name Fund number* Account number Part 5 Optional account privileges: (continued) Part 6 Bank information: PLEASE ATTACH VOIDED CHECK J. Smith 123 Main Street Anytown, USA 12345 Pay to the Order of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dollars YourBank 123 Main Street Anytown, USA 12345 Note _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :123456789:1109 123456789:765 ABA Routing Number Check Number Bank Account Number Complete this section if you have selected the Automatic Investment Plan, telephone purchase and/or redemption options.
Bank account registration City State ZIP Address Bank name Branch phone number ABA routing number Bank account number   Checking (Please attach a copy of a voided check)   Savings (Complete all Bank information below) Bank Account Type: 1109 _ 20 _ _
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 7 of 8 Your financial representative must complete this section: If you are using the services of a broker/dealer/Financial Representative, this section must be completed. Branch office address City State ZIP Address Branch number Branch phone number Name of dealer firm/Dealer number City State ZIP Home office address Registered Representative’s name Registered Representative’s number Firm account number (Broker Identification Number, BIN) Registered Representative’s signature Part 7 Custodian acceptance: State Street Bank and Trust Company accepts appointment as custodian of the depositor’s account.
However, this Application is not binding upon the Custodian until the Depositor has received a statement of the transaction. Receipt by the depositor of a confirmation of the purchase of the Fund shares indicated above will serve as notification of State Street Bank and Trust Company’s acceptance of appointment as Custodian of the depositor’s account.
Part 8 Important information about procedures for opening an account. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, Federal Law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each registered owner who opens an account. In some cases, Columbia Funds, or their designated agents may also take additional steps to verify the identities of individuals with authority or control over the registered owner, including person(s) able to effect securities transactions on behalf of the registered owner.
What this means for you: When you open an account, Columbia Funds, or their designated agents, will ask for the registered owner’s name, address, and identification number and other information that will allow us to identify the registered owner, and Columbia Funds, or their designated agents, may ask for similar information regarding individuals with authority or control over the registered owner.
Columbia Funds, or their designated agents, may also ask to see government issued identifying documents.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Columbia Funds, or their designated agents, reserves the right (i) to place limits on transactions in any account until the identity of the Depositor is verified; or (ii) to refuse an investment in the funds; or (iii) to involuntarily redeem an depositor’s shares and close an account in the event that the it is unable to verify an depositor’s identity. Customer identification program: Part 9
For assistance completing this form, please contact a representative at 800.345.6611, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
ET. CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Page 8 of 8 Part 10 Signature and Taxpayer Identification Number Certification: I represent that: I have the authority to make the investment designated in this Application: I am acting for myself or in a fiduciary capacity in making this investment; and I have received and reviewed a current prospectus for the fund(s). I UNDERSTAND THAT NON-MONEY MARKET FUNDS DO NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT NET ASSET VALUE AND THAT A CONSTANT NET ASSET VALUE IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS IS NOT GUARANTEED. AS A RESULT, I MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS ON MY INVESTMENT.
I acknowledge that Class C Shares held for less than 12 months may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge on redemption, as explained in the prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated below. I consent to the delivery of one copy of each prospectus, Columbia Funds shareholder report, proxy statement and (if and when permitted by law) other information to all shareholders who now or hereafter share the same mailing address as this account. This consent will become effective when my account is opened and will continue thereafter indefinitely, unless I revoke my consent, in which case I will begin to receive individual copies within 60 days.
  Check here only if you do NOT consent to the delivery provisions immediately above. Under penalties of perjury, I certify that: (1) The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number, and (2)  I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and (3) I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S.
person (defined in the Form W-9 instructions) Form W-9 instructions are available upon request or on www.irs.gov. Certification Instructions: You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the Certification, but you must provide your correct TIN.
By signing below, I acknowledge that I: • have received and read the prospectus. • understand that this application is subject to acceptance. • understand the terms of the investment described in the prospectus and in this application. • understand that certain redemptions may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges. •  agree that the Columbia Funds, Columbia Management Investment Services, Corp. and its affiliates and their officers, directors, agents and employees will not be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense for relying on this application or any instruction believed genuine.
Signature of Depositor Print name Date X Investment products, including shares of mutual funds, are not federally or FDIC-insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value. An investment in money market funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to maintain the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup withholding. Return instructions: Regular mail	 Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 Overnight mail	 Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. c/o Boston Financial 30 Dan Road, Suite 8081 Canton, MA 02021-2809 Part 11
CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) State Street Bank and Trust Company Universal IRA Information Kit Columbia Management supplement to State Street Bank Individual Retirement Account Disclosure Statement The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (or “Act”), signed into law on August 17, 2006 by the President, makes several important changes to the tax law rules for individual retirement accounts.
The most important changes relate to the limits for annual contributions to a Traditional or Roth IRA, and the ability of IRA owners who are age 50 or older to make additional “catch-up” contributions. Higher annual contribution limits and catch-up contributions were initially adopted in the 2001 tax law but were scheduled for elimination (or “sunset”) after 2010. The new law makes these provisions permanent. In addition, the “saver’s credit,” which entitles certain lower income taxpayers who make contributions to an IRA to take a credit on their federal income tax return, is also made permanent (it was previously scheduled to sunset at the end of 2006).
The new Act makes many other changes to IRAs. For example, certain IRA owners can make a charitable contribution directly from their IRA to an eligible charity in 2006 or 2007. Starting in 2007, the income limits for making various kinds of contributions to different types of IRAs, and the income limits on eligibility for the saver’s credit, are indexed to inflation. Starting in 2008, direct rollovers from an employer plan to a Roth IRA will be allowed. A summary of the changes made by the Act in more detail follows below. Changes are grouped by their effective date: changes effective immediately, changes effective beginning in 2007 and changes effective beginning in 2008.
This summary supplements the information about State Street Bank IRAs in the State Street Bank Individual Retirement Account Disclosure Statement. Please keep this summary with your Disclosure Statement.
Changes effective immediately Charitable contributions from IRAs. Under the Act, an IRA owner may instruct the Custodian to make a distribution directly to a specified charity. If the distribution satisfies the various requirements described below, it is excluded from the IRA owner’s income, up to a limit of $100,000. Previously, an IRA owner could make a withdrawal and contribute the amount withdrawn to the charity, but for some taxpayers the charitable contribution was not fully deductible. This new rule is available only to IRA owners who are at least age 70½ at the time of the distribution and is available only for distributions to a charity during 2006 and 2007.
Also, the new rule is available only for distributions from a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA; distributions from a SEP- IRA or SIMPLE IRA do not qualify.
The exclusion from income applies only to amounts that, if they were distributed to the IRA owner instead of the charity, would be taxable income to the IRA owner. In other words, the distribution may not include non-deductible contributions or after-tax direct rollover amounts in a Traditional IRA or non-taxable distributions from a Roth IRA. However, in applying this rule, the distribution is deemed to consist of taxable amounts to the extent of all taxable amounts in all of the owner’s IRAs. This may affect the tax treatment of subsequent withdrawals. Also, the distribution must satisfy the normal charitable deduction rules so that it would be entirely deductible if it were a contribution to the charity by the IRA owner (for example, if the IRA owner receives a quid pro quo benefit from the charity, or if the IRA owner does not obtain adequate documentation from the charity for the contribution, the income exclusion for the IRA distribution is entirely lost).
Such a distribution to a charity will count toward meeting the IRA owner’s required minimum distribution for that year. Under current IRS guidelines, such a distribution will be reported on Form 1099-R as a taxable distribution to the IRA owner. However, the instructions to the federal income tax return (Form 1040) explain how to exclude this amount from taxable income. The Custodian is not responsible for determining that the entity the IRA owner designates to receive the distribution is an eligible charity (for example, distributions to private foundations or donor advised funds do not qualify for the exclusion) or for insuring that the other requirements are met.
As is apparent, these rules are complex. An IRA owner who is interested in a distribution from his or her IRA directly to an eligible charity is strongly advised to consult a qualified tax advisor.
10 Percent penalty tax waived for Reservists. Taxable withdrawals from an IRA before the owner is age 59½ result in a 10% penalty tax in addition to normal income taxes. There are a number of exceptions to the 10% penalty tax. The Act provides a new exception for amounts withdrawn from an IRA by members of the Armed Forces Reserve components called to active duty for either a period exceeding 179 days or for an indefinite period. The new exception is effective for members called to active duty starting September 11, 2001 and ending December 31, 2007. The IRA withdrawal must occur during the period that starts on the date of the member’s call to active duty and ends when his or her active duty ends.
Due to the retroactive effective date, if an eligible IRA owner previously made such a withdrawal and paid the 10% penalty tax, he or she can file an amended tax return to obtain a refund of the penalty. The time for filing such an amended return is extended to August 16, 2007 even if it would normally be too late to file for a refund.
Of course, taxable IRA withdrawals that qualify for the waiver of the 10% penalty tax still are subject to normal income taxes. Repayment of withdrawals by Reservists. If a member of the Armed Forces Reserve components made an IRA withdrawal that qualifies for the waiver of the 10% penalty tax (see above), the Act allows the member to repay the amount withdrawn to his or her IRA. The normal limits on IRA contributions do not apply to such a repayment. As usual, there are some specific requirements. The repayment must be made during the two-year period starting on the day after the member’s active duty period ends.
However, because of the retroactive effective date, the two-year period for repayment will not end until August 16, 2008. No deduction is permitted for such a repayment. However, the member may also make normal deductible IRA contributions, if eligible, up to the normal annual contribution limits.
Rollovers to Roth IRAs from Roth accounts in employer-sponsored plans. Certain employer qualified plans may now include a designated Roth account. Participants in these plans may contribute after-tax deferrals to a Roth 401(k) plan or a Roth 403(b) arrangement. These assets are then eligible for rollover to a Roth IRA. Once the assets have been added to a Roth IRA, they are subject to standard rules for the start date and holding period that apply to the owner’s Roth IRA(s). See the Disclosure Statement for the Roth IRA in your IRA Kit and IRS Publication 590 for more information about general Roth IRA rules and restrictions.
CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Changes effective January 1, 2007 Indexed eligibility limits. Currently, the ability to make certain IRA contributions phases out at higher levels of adjusted gross income (“AGI”). The phase-out rules apply to > the ability to make deductible contributions to a Traditional IRA if the owner is an active participant in an employer retirement plan, >	 the ability to make deductible contributions to a Traditional IRA on behalf of a spouse who is not an active participant in an employer retirement plan if the other spouse is an active participant, > the ability to make contributions to a Roth IRA, and > the ability to utilize the saver’s credit.
Up to now, the phase-out limits were not adjusted for inflation. The Act provides for increasing the limits each year in accordance with inflation, starting in 2007. The adjustment will be to the nearest $1,000. Each year, the IRS will announce the new limits. The following chart shows the limits for 2007 under the old rules and the new rules.
Phase-Out AGI Limits - 2007 Old Rules New Rules >  Ability to make deductible contributions to Traditional IRA where IRA owner is an active participant, and owner is Single $50-$60,000 $52-$62,000 Married $80-$100,000 $83-$103,000 >  Ability to make deductible contributions to Traditional IRA of non-active participant spouse $150-$160,000 $156-$166,000 >  Ability to make annual contributions to a Roth IRA, and owner is Single $95-$110,000 $99-$114,000 Married $150-$160,000 $156-$166,000 The various limits for utilizing the saver’s credit and for determining the percentage of the taxpayer’s contribution that may be treated as a tax credit will also indexed for inflation.
Consult a tax advisor or the IRS for the indexed saver’s credit limits in effect in 2007. Rollovers by non-spouse beneficiaries.
Under current law, if a participant in an employer retirement plan dies, a beneficiary who is the participant’s surviving spouse generally may roll the participant’s account balance over into an IRA. Non-spousal beneficiaries do not have this option. Beginning in 2007, the Act allows non-spousal designated beneficiaries to transfer to an IRA established to receive the transfer. The transfer must be directly from the trustee or custodian of employer retirement plan to the custodian of the designated beneficiary’s IRA. This applies to employer qualified plans (for example, 401(k) and profit sharing plans), 403(b) arrangements and governmental 457 plans.
This direct rollover option is available only to natural persons designated as beneficiaries or to qualifying trusts designated as beneficiaries. Other inheriting entities such as an estate, non-qualifying trust, or a charity are not eligible to roll over assets to an IRA. Once transferred, the amount in the IRA is subject to the required minimum distribution rules as if the IRA were an inherited IRA. This means that, if required minimum distributions to the participant had started before the participant’s death, the amount in the IRA must be distributed to the beneficiary at least as rapidly as distributions were being made to the participant before death.
If required distributions to the participant had not started as of his or her death, then the amount in the IRA must either be distributed by the end of the fifth year after the year of the participant’s death, or be distributed starting by the end of the year after the year of the participant’s death and payable over the life expectancy of the beneficiary.
Direct deposit of tax refunds. The Act directs the IRS to develop procedures so that a taxpayer may elect to deposit a tax refund directly into his or her IRA. This “direct deposit” opportunity will apply starting with tax returns for 2006 (in other words, refunds payable in 2007). Please contact our Customer Service Line for details on what information you will need to give the IRS to insure that they will send your refund to your IRA account. Additional IRA contributions by certain 401(k) plan participants.
Under limited circumstances, 401(k) plan participants may make additional IRA contributions of up to $3,000 per year for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
The requirements are >	 the individual participated in a 401(k) plan with a matching employer contribution equal to at least 50 percent of the employee contributions and the match was invested in the employer stock, >	 in a prior year, the employer was in bankruptcy proceedings and either the employer or another person was indicted or convicted of a crime relating to transactions that led to the employer’s bankruptcy, and > the participant was a participant in the 401(k) plan on the date which was six months before the filing of the bankruptcy case. This special provision is an alternative to catch-up contributions by IRA owners who are age 50 or older as of the end of any year.
The IRA owner cannot take advantage of both this special rule and catch-up contributions in the same year.
This special rule does not apply after 2009. Change effective January 1, 2008 Rollovers/Conversions to a Roth IRA. Under current tax law rules, the owner of a Traditional IRA may, if eligible, convert the Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Account balances in an employer-sponsored plan (for example, a 401(k) plan, a 403(b) arrangement or a governmental 457 plan) may not be converted to a Roth IRA. (They may, however, be transferred or rolled over to a Traditional IRA first and then converted to a Roth IRA.)
CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) Under the Act, amounts may be directly rolled over from a 401(k) plan, a 403(b) arrangement or a governmental 457 plan into a Roth IRA.
Taxable amounts in the plan account must be reported as taxable income for the year of the direct rollover to the Roth IRA. In 2008 and 2009, this conversion opportunity is available only to IRA owners with adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less. Starting in 2010, the $100,000 ceiling on conversions to a Roth IRA is removed (this applies both to conversions of Traditional IRAs and conversions of employer plan account balances by direct rollovers). Also, a married taxpayer cannot convert a plan account via a direct rollover to a Roth IRA unless he or she files a joint tax return.
Introduction What’s new in the world of IRAs? An Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) has always provided an attractive means to save money for the future on a tax-advantaged basis. In 1998, the Federal laws were revised to permit individuals to open and maintain Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (“Roth IRAs”). Under a Roth IRA, the earnings and interest on an individual’s nondeductible contributions grow without being taxed, and distributions may be tax-free under certain circumstances. Most taxpayers (except for those with income levels above certain limits) are eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA.
A Roth IRA can be used instead of a Traditional IRA, to replace an existing Traditional IRA, or complement a Traditional IRA you wish to continue maintaining.
Taxpayers, single or married filing jointly, with adjusted gross income of up to $100,000 are eligible to convert existing Traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs. If you convert early in a year and later turn out to be ineligible because your gross income exceeds $100,000 (or for other reasons you wish to reverse the conversion), you can “recharacterize” the conversion by transferring the amount in the converted Roth IRA back to a Traditional IRA. The details on conversion (and recharacterization) are found later in this booklet.
Changes made by the 2001 tax law have improved Traditional and Roth IRAs as investment and savings vehicles.
The most significant change is an increase to the amount of money an individual may contribute in a year. Effective January 1, 2005, individuals may contribute up to $4,000 annually. This amount increases to $5,000 in 2008. After 2008, cost of living adjustments will be made to the contribution limit, in $500 increments. In addition, individuals who are age 50 and over by the end of any year may make special “catch-up” contributions to Traditional IRAs or Roth IRAs. For 2005 the catch-up contribution limit will be $500. Beginning in 2006, the catch-up contribution limit will increase to $1,000 annually.
The 2001 tax law also made some important changes to the Traditional IRA rollover rules. Individuals may roll their Traditional IRA account balances over to an employer sponsored qualified plan, regardless of whether the amount in the Traditional IRA is attributable to distributions that had previously come from another qualified plan. After-tax contributions to a Traditional IRA, however, may not be rolled over to an employer sponsored qualified plan.
Under the old rules, only distributions from a qualified plan could be rolled over to another qualified plan. Individuals wishing to “park” their distribution from one employer’s qualified plan in a Traditional IRA before rolling it over to another qualified plan had to establish a “conduit IRA,” in which only qualified plan distributions would be held. Under the revised rules, conduit IRAs are, in most cases, unnecessary, as it is now possible to roll over amounts attributable to Traditional IRA contributions as well as amounts in the Traditional IRA that came from the rollover of a distribution from an employer plan.
Because of the different tax rules for distributions from a Roth IRA, rollovers from an employer plan to a Roth IRA, or vice versa, should not be made. Also, the IRS has issued revised regulations relating to the required minimum distribution (“RMD”) rules, which are used to determine RMDs from Traditional IRAs after reaching age 70½ and from Roth IRAs after the account owner’s death. In general, under the revised rules the amount of a minimum distribution will usually be determined, using a uniform IRS life expectancy table, which is based on the life expectancy of an individual and a beneficiary who is ten years younger than that individual.
The RMD rules also abolish the requirement for IRA owners to elect “recalculation” or non-recalculation. Recalculation on a yearly basis is actually built into the uniform IRS life expectancy table. The “RMD” rules do not apply to Roth IRAs while the Roth IRA owner is alive. Roth IRA owners may withdraw however much they wish whenever they wish, with no minimums at age 70½. However, the new RMD rules do apply to Roth IRAs after a Roth IRA owner’s death. The new RMD rules generally require payments to the designated beneficiary to start by the end of the year after the year of the Roth IRA owner’s death.
Minimum payments over the beneficiary’s life expectancy are required.
These revised rules are reflected in this Kit. Note: The rules governing required minimum distributions have been evolving for years and are always subject to change. In addition, the uniform table and other tables have been revised to reflect longer life expectancies. Different RMD rules apply to inherited IRA assets. Always check with your accountant, lawyer or other tax adviser, or with a qualified financial planner, for the latest RMD rule developments. What’s in this kit? In this Kit you will find detailed information about Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, as updated by the revised tax law and revised RMD rules.
You will also find everything you need to establish and maintain either a Traditional or Roth IRA, or to convert all or part of an existing Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
The first section of this Kit contains the instructions and forms you will need to open a new Traditional or Roth IRA, to transfer from another IRA to a State Street Bank and Trust Company IRA, or to convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. The second section of this Kit contains our Universal IRA Disclosure Statement. The Disclosure Statement is divided into three parts: > Part One describes the basic rules and benefits which are specifically applicable to your Traditional IRA. > Part Two describes the basic rules and benefits which are specifically applicable to your Roth IRA. > Part Three describes important rules and information applicable to all IRAs.
The third section of this Kit contains the Universal IRA Custodial Agreement. The Custodial Agreement is also divided into three parts: > Part One contains provisions specifically applicable to Traditional IRAs.
> Part Two contains provisions specifically applicable to Roth IRAs. > Part Three contains provisions applicable to all IRAs (Traditional and Roth). This Universal Individual Retirement Custodial Account Kit contains information and forms for both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. However, you may use the Adoption Agreement in this Kit to establish only one Traditional IRA or one Roth IRA; separate Adoption Agreements must be completed if you want to establish multiple (Roth or Traditional) IRA accounts.
CT-FR/231334 J (3/15) What’s the difference between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA? With a Traditional IRA, an individual may be able to deduct the contribution from taxable income (up to the annual contribution limit for the year), reducing current income taxes.
Taxes on investment growth and dividends are deferred until the money is withdrawn. Withdrawals are taxed as additional ordinary income when received. Nondeductible contributions, if any, are withdrawn tax-free. Withdrawals before age 59½ are assessed a 10% penalty in addition to income tax, unless an exception applies.
With a Roth IRA, the contribution limits are essentially the same as Traditional IRAs, but there is no tax deduction for contributions. All dividends and investment growth in the account are tax-free. Most important with a Roth IRA: there is no income tax on qualified withdrawals from your Roth IRA. Additionally, unlike a Traditional IRA, there is no rule against making contributions to Roth IRAs after turning age 70½, and there’s no requirement that you begin making minimum withdrawals at that age.
The following chart highlights some of the major differences between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA: Characteristics Traditional IRA Roth IRA Eligibility >  Individuals (and their spouses) who receive compensation >  Individuals (and their spouses) who receive compensation >  Individuals age 70½ and over may not contribute >  Individuals age 70½ and over may contribute Tax treatment of contributions >  Subject to limitations, contributions are deductible >  No deduction permitted for amounts contributed Contribution limits >  Individuals may contribute up to the tax law limit  Individuals may generally contribute up to the tax law limit.* >  Deductibility depends on income level for individuals who are active participants in an employer-sponsored retirement plan >  Ability to contribute phases out at income levels of $95,000 to $110,000 (individual taxpayer) and $150,000 to $160,000 (married taxpayers) >  The tax law limit* applies to combined contributions to Traditional and Roth IRAs (but not including SEP or SIMPLE IRAs).
Earnings >  Earnings and interest are not taxed when received by your IRA >  Earnings and interest are not taxed when received by your IRA Rollover/Conversions >  Individual may rollover amounts held in employer- sponsored retirement arrangements (401(k), SEP IRA, etc.) tax free to Traditional IRA > Rollovers from other IRAs only >  Individuals may rollover amounts held in Traditional IRA to employer-sponsored qualified plan. >  Amounts rolled over (or converted) from another Traditional IRA are subject to income tax in the year rolled over or converted >  Amounts held in Roth IRAs may not be rolled over into employer-sponsored qualified plans.
Withdrawals >  Total (principal + earnings) taxable as income in year withdrawn (except for any prior non-deductible contributions) >  Not taxable as long as the withdrawal is a qualified distribution—generally, account has been open for 5 years, and the individual is age 59½ or above >  Minimum withdrawals must begin after age 70½ >  Minimum withdrawals not required after age 70½ *  The tax law limit is $4,000 for 2005-2007, and $5,000 for 2008 (with cost-of-living adjustments thereafter). For individuals age 50 or above, at the end of a year, additional contributions of $500 for 2005, and $1000 for 2006 and future years, are allowed.
The limit is 100% of compensation, if less. Is a Roth or a Traditional IRA right for me?
We cannot act as your legal or tax adviser and so we cannot tell you which kind of IRA is right for you. The information contained in this Kit is intended to provide you with the basic information and material you will need if you decide whether a Traditional or Roth IRA is better for you, or if you want to convert an existing Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. We suggest that you consult with your accountant, lawyer or other tax adviser, or with a qualified financial planner, to determine whether you should open a Traditional or Roth IRA or convert any or all of an existing Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
Your tax adviser can also advise you as to the state tax consequences that may affect whether a Traditional or Roth IRA is right for you. SEPs and SIMPLEs.
The State Street Bank and Trust Company Traditional IRA may be used in connection with a simplified employee pension (SEP) plan maintained by your employer. To establish a Traditional IRA as part of your Employer’s SEP plan, complete the Adoption Agreement for a Traditional IRA, indicating in the proper box that the IRA is part of a SEP plan. A Roth IRA should not be used in connection with a SEP plan. A Roth IRA may not be used as part of an employer SIMPLE IRA plan. (However, after two years, amounts contributed to a SIMPLE IRA may be converted to a Roth IRA.) A Traditional IRA may be used, but only after an individual has been participating for two or more years (for the first two years, only a special SIMPLE IRA may be used).
SIMPLE IRA plans provide an easy and inexpensive way for small businesses to provide retirement benefits for their employees. If you are interested in a SIMPLE IRA plan at your place of employment, call or write to the number or address given at the end of the Disclosure Statement portion of this Kit.
Other points to note. The Disclosure Statement in this Kit provides you with the basic information that you should know about State Street Bank and Trust Company Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. The Disclosure Statement provides general information about the governing rules for these IRAs and their benefits and features. However, the State Street Bank and Trust Company Adoption Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, are the primary documents controlling the terms and conditions of your personal State Street Bank and Trust Company Traditional or Roth IRA, and these shall govern in the case of any difference with the Disclosure Statement.
You or your when used throughout this Kit refer to the person for whom the State Street Bank and Trust Company Traditional or Roth IRA is established. A Roth IRA is either a State Street Bank and Trust Company Roth IRA or any Roth IRA established with any other financial institution. A Traditional IRA is any non-Roth IRA offered by State Street Bank and Trust Company or any other financial institution.
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