Form 5305-A (Rev. 4-2017)
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5. The minimum amount that must be distributed each year, beginning with the year containing the depositor’s required beginning date, is known as
the “required minimum distribution” and is determined as follows.
(a) The required minimum distribution under paragraph 2(b) for any year, beginning with the year the depositor reaches age 70
1
/2, is the
depositor’s account value at the close of business on December 31 of the preceding year divided by the distribution period in the uniform lifetime table
in Regulations section 1.401(a)(9)-9. However, if the depositor’s designated beneficiary is his or her surviving spouse, the required minimum
distribution for a year shall not be more than the depositor’s account value at the close of business on December 31 of the preceding year divided by
the number in the joint and last survivor table in Regulations section 1.401(a)(9)-9. The required minimum distribution for a year under this paragraph (a)
is determined using the depositor’s (or, if applicable, the depositor and spouse’s) attained age (or ages) in the year.
(b) The required minimum distribution under paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b)(i) for a year, beginning with the year following the year of the depositor’s
death (or the year the depositor would have reached age 70
1
/2, if applicable under paragraph 3(b)(i)) is the account value at the close of business on
December 31 of the preceding year divided by the life expectancy (in the single life table in Regulations section 1.401(a)(9)-9) of the individual specified
in such paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b)(i).
(c) The required minimum distribution for the year the depositor reaches age 70
1
/2 can be made as late as April 1 of the following year. The
required minimum distribution for any other year must be made by the end of such year.
6. The owner of two or more traditional IRAs may satisfy the minimum distribution requirements described above by taking from one traditional IRA
the amount required to satisfy the requirement for another in accordance with the regulations under section 408(a)(6).
Article V
1. The depositor agrees to provide the custodian with all information necessary to prepare any reports required by section 408(i) and Regulations
sections 1.408-5 and 1.408-6.
2. The custodian agrees to submit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and depositor the reports prescribed by the IRS.
Article VI
Notwithstanding any other articles which may be added or incorporated, the provisions of Articles I through III and this sentence will be controlling.
Any additional articles inconsistent with section 408(a) and the related regulations will be invalid.
Article VII
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 persons whose signatures appear below.
Article VIII
Article VIII 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 and may not imply that they have been reviewed or pre-
approved by the IRS.
Depositor’s signature Date
Custodian’s signature Date
Witness’ signature Date
(Use only if signature of the depositor or the custodian is required to be witnessed.)
General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Purpose of Form
Form 5305-A is a model custodial account
agreement that meets the requirements of
section 408(a) However, only Articles I
through VII have been reviewed by the IRS. A
traditional individual retirement account
(traditional IRA) is established after the form is
fully executed by both the individual
(depositor) and the custodian. To make a
regular contribution to a traditional IRA for a
year, the IRA must be established no later
than the due date of the individual’s income
tax return for the tax year (excluding
extensions). This account must be created in
the United States for the exclusive benefit of
the depositor and his or her beneficiaries.
Do not file Form 5305-A with the IRS.
Instead, keep it with your records.
For more information on IRAs, including the
required disclosures the custodian must give
the depositor, see Pub. 590-A, Contributions
to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs),
and Pub. 590-B, Distributions from Individual
Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).
Definitions
Custodian. The custodian 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 custodian.
Depositor. The depositor is the person who
establishes the custodial account.
Traditional IRA for Nonworking
Spouse
Form 5305-A may be used to establish the
IRA custodial account for a nonworking
spouse.
Contributions to an IRA custodial account
for a nonworking spouse must be made to a
separate IRA custodial account established
by the nonworking spouse.
Specific Instructions
Article IV. Distributions made under this
article may be made in a single sum, periodic
payment, or a combination of both. The
distribution option should be reviewed in the
year the depositor reaches age 70
1/2 to
ensure that the requirements of section 408(a)
(6) have been met.
Article VIII. Article VIII and any that follow it
may incorporate additional provisions that are
agreed to by the depositor and custodian to
complete the agreement. They may include, for
example, definitions, investment powers, voting
rights, exculpatory provisions, amendment and
termination, removal of the custodian,
custodian’s fees, state law requirements,
beginning date of distributions, accepting only
cash, treatment of excess contributions,
prohibited transactions with the depositor, etc.
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