As IB LLC is a carrying broker domiciled in the U.S., it is required to report information and, in certain instances, make payment of withholding taxes to the U.S. tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service for all account holders. To certify oneself as a non-U.S. person, a Form W-8 is requested at the time of application and is required to be re-certified every three years thereafter. If IB does not receive the W-8 or the account holder fails to re-certify the W-8 in a timely manner, then the account holder is presumed to be a US person and, absent a W-9, may then be subject to back-up withholding taxes on interest, dividends and substitute payments in lieu, as well as gross proceeds.

By certifying yourself as a non-U.S. person through a properly completed W-8, your U.S. withholding is limited to dividends issued by US corporations. Note that virtually all countries apply withholding taxes when local companies seek to distribute dividends to externally based shareholders (whether those shareholders are corporate or not). The rate at which IB is obligated to withhold for a given payment depends largely upon whether there is a tax treaty in place between the country where the dividend paying country is based and the country of residence of the dividend recipient.

If you are a non-US person or entity, Interactive Brokers is required to have a valid form W8 certifying your country of tax residence at the time of application. You may update your W8 form at any time in Account Management.

Transfer on Death is a form of account registration which allows individuals to pass the assets in their IBKR account directly to another person or entity upon their death without having to go through probate.  This registration option is solely available to individual accounts held by US residents (no joint or IRA accounts).

To elect this option, eligible account holders will need to do the following:

1. Log in to Client Portal and User menu (head and shoulders icon in the top right corner) followed by Settings. Next select Account Inheritance under the Account Configuration section.

2. You will need to specify your Primary Beneficiaries (from 1 to 6 whose percentage of ownership must total 100%)

3. You may elect to specify your Contingent Beneficiaries (from 1 to 6 whose percentage of ownership must total 100%).  If you do not elect any Contingent Beneficiaries you will need to specify how you wish the interests of any Primary Beneficiaries that predecease you shall be treated (either pass back to the account holder's estate or pass to the remaining Primary Beneficiaries).

4) In the event any Primary or Contingent Beneficiary is a minor you will be required to designate an authorizer signer.

5)  You will then be provided with a link to a pre-populated Transfer on Death Agreement which requires formal signature and notarization.  Instructions are also provided for submitting  the form.  If the account holder is married and living in a community property state, spousal consent is required if the spouse is not named as the primary beneficiary (it is the responsibility of the account holder to make this determination).

6) Once the agreement has been returned and reviewed for approval, the registration will be complete and the account title amended (e.g. Jane Doe, TOD).  Statements will also reflect this new account title.

7) Account holders may remove the TOD request prior to approval or revoke once approved (both via online option).  A new agreement will need to be completed, signed and returned prior to the revocation becoming effective. In order for a revocation request to be effective, it must be received and approved by IBKR prior to the account holder's death.

8) In the event of the death of the account holder, surviving family, heirs, beneficiaries or executors should notify IBKR Client Services via email to:

• estateprocessing@interactivebrokers.com (for US accounts).

Upon receipt of a certified death certificate, IBKR will commence estate processing to determine appropriate distribution of assets.  The process varies based upon account type, jurisdiction and other factors.  Processing instructions will be provided to verified estate administrators, heirs or beneficiaries.