Is TreasuryDirect allowed to ask for personal information?
Our authority to ask for personal information generally comes from 31 U.S.C. chapter 31 and 44 U.S.C. ß 3101. We ask for personal information for the purpose of conducting securities transactions. If we request that you disclose your Social Security Number, we do so by authority of 26 U.S.C. ß 6109, which requires us to include this information on certain documents that we must send to the Internal Revenue Service. A request for you to disclose your personal information also is authorized under 31 U.S.C. ß 7701, for the purpose of reporting and collecting amounts that may be owed to the U.S. Furnishing personal information is voluntary; however, without the information, we may be unable to act upon your requests.
Our authority to ask for personal information generally comes from 31 U.S.C. chapter 31 and 44 U.S.C. ß 3101. We ask for personal information for the purpose of conducting securities transactions. If we request that you disclose your Social Security Number, we do so by authority of 26 U.S.C. ß 6109, which requires us to include this information on certain documents that we must send to the Internal Revenue Service. A request for you to disclose your personal information also is authorized under 31 U.S.C. ß 7701, for the purpose of reporting and collecting amounts that may be owed to the U.S.. Furnishing personal information is voluntary; however, without the information, we may be unable to act upon your requests.
