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Use this form to confirm fund remittance for any contribution, rollover, or investment-related deposit or payment to your STRATA IRA account.

Initiate a direct transfer from an existing IRA to your STRATA IRA. If electing the ServiceNOW option, ensure your current custodian allows electronic signature prior to initiating the request.

If your current custodian does not accept electronic signatures, select the appropriate PDF option below:

Initiate a direct cash transfer from a STRATA IRA to another like STRATA IRA (ex: Roth IRA to Roth IRA).

Initiate a conversion to your STRATA Roth IRA.

Request a withdrawal of any alternative asset including precious metals from your IRA account. Refer to STRATA’s Self-Directed IRA Knowledge Center for additional information on distributions.

This form may be used to authorize the funding of the earnest money deposit/option fee payment which may be required when investing in real estate property.

Use this form to recharacterize a contribution from an existing STRATA IRA to another type of STRATA IRA (ex: Roth IRA to Traditional).

Use this form to make or change your federal withholding election on your IRA when you want to receive a distribution (withdrawal) from your STRATA IRA. Refer to STRATA’s STRATA’s Self-Directed IRA Knowledge Center for additional information on distributions.

Annual IRA contribution limits, deductibility limits and phase-out ranges

The IRA portability chart shows what the Internal Revenue Service deems as permissible when rolling funds over from one type of retirement account to another. This chart is intended for informational purposes only and is not legal, tax, or investment advice.  Please consult your legal, tax, or investment professional before rolling funds between plans.

Compare the differences between a Traditional, Roth, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA.

The Internal Revenue Service Marginal Rate Tables can be used to help you select the appropriate withholding rate for payments or distributions from your IRA. You may use this chart as a reference for the Federal Withholding Election section, of form substitute W-4R contained within STRATA’s IRA Distribution Request forms or Withholding Notice and Election form.

This form can be used to help you select the appropriate state tax withholding rate for payments or distributions from your IRA. You may use this chart as a reference for the State Withholding Election section contained within STRATA's IRA Distribution Request forms and the Withholding Notice and Election form.

Use this Investment Direction form to purchase, transfer in-kind, or roll over private equity or debt assets (including crowdfunding) or structured settlement assets. Download STRATA's Private Equity or Private Debt checklist prior to submitting the investment direction instructions to ensure a smooth investment purchase.

Use this Investment Direction form to purchase, transfer in-kind, or roll over directly owned real estate property. Download STRATA's Real Estate Investment Checklist prior to submitting the investment direction instructions to ensure a smooth investment purchase.

Use this form to submit liquidation instructions for precious metals in your STRATA account. Learn more about Precious Metals Liquidation in our Self-directed IRA Knowledge Base.

To take a distribution, please find the appropriate withdrawal form.

Use this Investment Direction form to purchase, transfer in-kind, or roll over public investments. Download STRATA's Public Investment Checklist prior to submitting the investment direction instructions to ensure a smooth investment purchase.

This form is used to authorize the opening of a TradeStation brokerage account within a STRATA IRA and to request the transfer of funds between STRATA and TradeStation for purchases or sales.

This form is used to complete redemption and account closure requests for all Charles Schwab brokerage accounts held within a STRATA IRA.

Document checklist and a step-by-step guide for directly owned properties.

Document checklist and step-by-step guide for private equity investments including private stock, LLC, LP, and LLC-structured real estate offerings.

Document checklist and step-by-step guide for private debt investments including secured debt, corporate debt, and convertible notes.

Document checklist and a step-by-step guide for public investment.

Document checklist and step-by-step guide for precious metals investments.

Purchase (or in-kind transfer or rollover) of a structured settlement investment.

Purchase of a futures investment.

Use this form to instruct STRATA to process an expense payment related to an investment held within your STRATA IRA account.

This form may be used by an investment sponsor/issuer or investors to confirm that an investment purchase has been completed.

Update the fair market value of a private equity or debt asset held in your STRATA account.

Update the valuation of a real estate property in your STRATA account.

Update the valuation of a mineral rights asset property in your STRATA account.

Authorize the sale of a real estate property held in your STRATA IRA account.

Change the terms of a promissory note/debt investment in your STRATA account.

Use this form to request the removal of an uncollectable note held within your STRATA IRA.

Use this form to save a card on file, enroll in AutoPay, and set your future fee preferences. For one-time payments, please use the Credit Card Charge Authorization form. To update your fee payment preferences, complete a new Fee Payment Authorization form at any time. For security reasons, this form is only available through our online submission.

Use this form to electronically authorize a one-time credit card charge. If you wish to save a card on file or enroll in AutoPay, use the Fee Payment Authorization form. For security reasons, this form is only available through our online submission.

Use this form to update the accountholder contact information or communication preferences. For security purposes, confirmation of any account changes will be sent to both the existing contact information on file and the updated contact details.

Important Notes:

- Beneficiaries can only update account information if the original accountholder is deceased (documentation required).

- Power of Attorneys (POAs) may only make changes to accounts they have been previously designated to by the accountholder. To assign a POA, the accountholder must complete STRATA's Power of Attorney Designation form.

Use this form to provide supplemental account instructions to STRATA.

Use this form to add or change your beneficiary designation on your STRATA IRA.

Use this form to add, replace, or remove an Account Representative or Interested Party on your STRATA Trust Company (“STRATA”) IRA. These designations authorize third parties to access account information, receive communications, and—depending on the designation—integrate data with portfolio management services.

Use this form to add or remove a Power of Attorney ("POA") on your STRATA IRA account(s).

This form is for use by previously designated representatives—such as an Account Representative, Interested Party, or Power of Attorney—to update their contact information (name, address, phone number, or email) on a STRATA Trust Company (“STRATA”) IRA. IRA accountholders you may submit contact information changes related to your IRA account using the Information Change Request - IRA Account.

Understanding the limited role of a custodian and the responsibilities of the accountholder.

Precious metals account terms and disclosures.

Important information about your STRATA account statement, including how your assets are valued.

Important information about your uninvested cash balance held in your STRATA account.

STRATA's privacy policy with regard to your personal information.

STRATA's electronic communication policy

Overview STRATA's IRA Financial Disclosure

Roth IRA account terms and disclosures under IRS Form 5305-RA

SIMPLE IRA account terms and disclosures under IRS Form 5305-SA.

Traditional IRA account terms and disclosures under IRS Form 5305-A.

Investment issuers (i.e., investment sponsor, general partner, managing member, officer, or trustee) -  Use this Private Investment Issuer Representation Letter (PIIRL) to onboard a new private equity or debt investment.

Investors - Private assets require a pre-custody review that includes completion and signature of a PIIRL by the investment issuer of the named investment.  STRATA will send the PIIRL to the investment issuer and confirm submission with you.

New precious metals dealers must read, complete, and sign before STRATA can process an investment of precious metals on behalf of a STRATA accountholder.

Authorized agents of financial professional firms may use this form to update contact and/or funding information for existing investments that have been onboarded to STRATA’s platform.

Authorized agents of precious metals brokers/dealers may use this form to update contact and/or funding information for existing investments that have been onboarded to STRATA Trust Company’s (“STRATA’s”) platform.

This form may be used by an investment sponsor/issuer or investors to confirm that an investment purchase has been completed.

This form may be used by an investment sponsor/issuer to confirm that an asset has been re-registered to a STRATA account as part of an IRA transfer from another custodian.