Form 5305-E (Rev. 10-2016)
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Article VI
The responsible individual may or may not change the beneficiary designated under this agreement to another member of the
designated beneficiary’s family described in section 529(e)(2) in accordance with the trustee’s procedures.
Article VII
1. The grantor agrees to provide the trustee with all information necessary to prepare any reports required by section 530(h).
2. The trustee agrees to submit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and responsible individual the reports prescribed by the IRS.
Article VIII
Notwithstanding any other articles which may be added or incorporated, the provisions of Articles I through III will be controlling. Any
additional articles inconsistent with section 530 and the related regulations will be invalid.
Article IX
This agreement will be amended as necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code and the related regulations. Other amendments
may be made with the consent of the grantor and trustee whose signatures appear below.
Article X
Article X may be used for any additional provisions. If no other provisions will be added, draw a line through this space. If provisions are
added, they must comply with applicable requirements of state law and the Internal Revenue Code.
Grantor’s signature Date
Trustee’s signature Date
Witness’ signature Date
(Use only if signature of the grantor or the trustee is required to be witnessed.)
General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
What's New
Military death gratuity. Families of soldiers
who receive military death benefits may
contribute, subject to certain limitations, up to
100 percent of such benefits into an
educational savings account. Publication 970,
Tax Benefits for Education, explains the rules
for rolling over the military death gratuity and
lists eligible family members.
Purpose of Form
Form 5305-E is a model trust account
agreement that meets the requirements of
section 530(b)(1) and has been pre-approved
by the IRS. A Coverdell education savings
account (ESA) is established after the form is
fully executed by both the grantor and the
trustee. This account must be created in the
United States for the exclusive purpose of
paying the qualified elementary, secondary,
and higher education expenses of the
designated beneficiary.
If the model account is a custodial account,
see Form 5305-EA, Coverdell Education
Savings Custodial Account.
Do not file Form 5305-E with the IRS.
Instead, the grantor must keep the completed
form in its records.
Definitions
Trustee. The trustee must be a bank or
savings and loan association, as defined in
section 408(n), or any person who has the
approval of the IRS to act as trustee. Any
person who may serve as a trustee of a
traditional IRA may serve as the trustee of a
Coverdell ESA.
Grantor. The grantor is the person who
establishes the trust account.
Designated beneficiary. The designated
beneficiary is the individual on whose behalf
the trust account has been established.
Family member. Family members of the
designated beneficiary include his or her
spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, parent,
niece or nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law,
or sister-in-law, and the spouse of any such
individual. A first cousin, but not his or her
spouse, is also a “family member.”
Responsible individual. The responsible
individual, generally, is a parent or guardian of
the designated beneficiary. However, under
certain circumstances, the responsible
individual may be the designated beneficiary.
Identification Numbers
The grantor and designated beneficiary’s
social security numbers will serve as their
identification numbers. If the grantor is a
nonresident alien and does not have an
identification number, write “Foreign” on the
return for which is filed to report the grantor's
information. The designated beneficiary’s
social security number is the identification
number of his or her Coverdell ESA. If the
designated
beneficiary is a nonresident alien, the
designated beneficiary’s individual taxpayer
identification number is the identification
number of his or her Coverdell ESA. An
employer identification number (EIN) is
required only for a Coverdell ESA for which a
return is filed to report unrelated business
income. An EIN is required for a common fund
created for Coverdell ESAs.
Specific Instructions
Note: The age limitation restricting
contributions, distributions, rollover
contributions, and change of beneficiary are
waived for a designated beneficiary with
special needs.
Article X. Article X and any that follow may
incorporate additional provisions that are
agreed to by the grantor and trustee to
complete the agreement. They may include,
for example, provisions relating to: definitions,
investment powers, voting rights, exculpatory
provisions, amendment and termination,
removal of the trustee, trustee’s fees, state
law requirements, treatment of excess
contributions, and prohibited transactions
with the grantor, designated beneficiary, or
responsible individual, etc. Attach additional
pages as necessary.
Optional provisions in Article V and Article
VI. Form 5305-E may be reproduced in a
manner that provides only those optional
provisions offered by the trustee.
Form 5305-E (Rev. 10-2016)