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Form 990-T Information

What is Form 990-T? Understanding Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)

You may have recently received a notice indicating that your IRA may have incurred unrelated business income tax, or UBIT for short. UBIT applies to certain investments within an IRA and needs to be accounted for by filing Form 990-T.

UBIT Education Resources

Would you like to learn more about UBIT, including but not limited to the following:

What is UBIT?
When does it occur?
How does it relate to my IRA investments?
How can I remain compliant?

990-T Faqs

Guides & Video Training

We have created video training and downloadable reports for you, your tax professional, or other members of your financial team to access.

Guides & Video Training

Your 3 Options for UBIT Compliance

To assist you in meeting filing requirements, Equity Trust Company is again offering Form 990-T preparation and IRS required electronic payments through the EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) to our clients for their IRAs.

Please select one of the three required options and follow the instructions for the applicable forms referenced below.

You may complete and submit forms to Equity Trust Company at [email protected]. If your IRA is invested in debt-financed property and/or LLC/LP investment(s), you must select one of the three options and respond prior to the filing deadline to avoid your account being charged a $75 late documentation fee.

Request for Equity Trust to Prepare Form 990-T
Form 990-T Filing Not Required
Other Designated Preparer

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

If this request and all required information is not received prior to March 15, 2024 we cannot guarantee the request will be completed by the IRS filing deadline of April 15, 2024. Requests received after April 1, 2024 may require a filing extension at your cost..

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

This option can only be selected if the debt-financed property and/or LLC/LP investment(s) within your account generated less than $1,000 cumulative total of Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI).

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

Failure to provide Equity Trust Company with this form and a copy of all filed returns by the filing deadline will result in your account being charged a $75 late documentation fee.

Request for Equity Trust to Prepare Form 990-T

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

Form 990-T Filing Not Required

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

This option can only be selected if the debt-financed property and/or LLC/LP investment(s) within your account generated less than $1,000 cumulative total of Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI).

Other Designated Preparer

Please choose the applicable form from the following list:

Failure to provide Equity Trust Company with this form and a copy of all filed returns by the filing deadline will result in your account being charged a $75 late documentation fee.