What is required to re-register an Individual, non-retirement account with no listed beneficiary, due to the death of the shareholder?
In order to re-register an individual, non-retirement account with no listed beneficiary due to the death of the shareholder, Harbor Funds requires the following: • Letter of Instruction signed by the personal representative of the estate indicating capacity; The letter of instruction should include the registered account name, account number, the required signatures and a description of your request. • Completed New Account Application signed by the new account holder; Step 2 on the application asks for the estate tax ID used for tax reporting. Please provide the tax ID Harbor is to use for tax reporting in that space. We are unable to take this information over the telephone. • Certified Copy of the Letters Testamentary; The document should bear a court certification within 6 months of the date received by Harbor Services Group for processing. The court certification should be original unless the copy contains a True Copy Stamp. The court document must also name the shareowner as dec
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