MRM Guides

• Member Identification
• Living Trust
• Miscellaneous Trust
• Guardianship Account
• Donation Account
• Testamentary Trust
• Representative Payee Account
• Court Ordered Account
• Estate Account
• UTTMA Account
• How to File for an EIN

Member Identification:

Member ID Form

Important information about procedures for opening a new account.

Living Trust: 

A Living Trust is a trust that is created while a person is alive and will generally have that name in the title (e.g., John Doe Living Trust).

All of the following are needed to open a Living Trust account:

1. Signed Numerica Certificate of Trust: Link to Numerica Certificate of Trust and

2. EIN for the Trust (member can obtain via irs.gov) OR Trustee’s SSN/ITIN. If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Miscellaneous Trust:

A miscellaneous Trust is any type of trust that is not a Living Trust (e.g., Testamentary Trust, Special Needs Trust, Marital Trust, Spendthrift Trust, etc.)

All of the following are needed to open a Miscellaneous Trust account:

1. Copy of the Trust Agreement, and
2. EIN for the Trust (except special needs trusts can use the beneficiary's SSN) if on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member's email and give the member the portal link to upload: numericacu.com/dec/processing

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Guardianship Account:

All of the following are needed to open a Guardianship and/or Conservatorship account:

1. Certified Copy of the court order establishing the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship, and

2. SSN/ITIN for the beneficiary/ward (person under the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship). If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Donation Account:

One of the following is needed to open a Donation account:

• SSN of the beneficiary, or

• EIN of the entity accepting donations If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Testamentary Trust

A Testamentary Trust is a trust that is generally created in a person’s will and will typically be named something along the lines of “John Doe Testamentary Trust”.

All of the following are needed to open a Testamentary Trust account:

1. Copy of the Trust Agreement (if the Trust is created from a will, a copy of the will is acceptable), and

2. EIN for the Trust If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Representative Payee Account:

One of the following is needed to open a Representative Payee (“RP”) account:

• Letter of Appointment from either the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), or

• Check from either the SSA or the VA showing that the check is made payable to the RP in their role as a RP (e.g., John Doe, as Representative Payee for Jane Doe).

If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Court Ordered Account:

All of the following are required to open a Court Ordered account:

1. Certified copy of the court order directing an account to be opened, and 

2. SSN of the person who the court ordered funds are being held for.

If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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Estate Account:

All of the following are needed to open an Estate account:

1. Certified copy of the Letters of Administration or Letters of Testamentary, and

2. EIN for the Estate Of note, either the deceased person or the Executor/Administrator/Personal Representative have to be a member to open an Estate account.

If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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UTTMA Account:

UTTMA stands for Uniform Transfer to Minor Account (“UTTMA”) and is an account that holds gifts or transfers that a minor has received.

In addition to the custodian’s information, the following is needed to open a UTTMA account:

1. Minor’s SSN.

If on hand, upload to the MRM session. If not, update the member’s email and give the member the portal link to upload: DEC e-Processing

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How to File for an EIN:

Visit https://www.irs.gov.

Click on “Apply for an Employer ID Number (EIN)” follow steps to apply.

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