TD Waterhouse requires all new account applicants to provide appropriate documentation indicating the citizenship of the account holder to ensure that the appropriate tax-withholding rate can be applied. Review the documentation required to open an account below, along with a selection of downloadable forms for your convenience.

• Identification Required to Open an Account
• Downloadable Forms for TD Waterhouse Clients
• Third Party Information

Identification Required to Open an Account

Canadian and other non-U.S. citizens must provide a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and a copy of one of the following pieces of identification:

• Valid Passport
• Drivers License
• Birth Certificate (if under 21)
• Government Issued Age of Majority card

If a SIN number is not provided, the documentation must be certified as true by TD Waterhouse or TD Canada Trust Branch personnel.

U.S. citizens must provide a signed Form W-9 and Waiver of Client Confidentiality to TD Waterhouse along with all other signed new account application documents.

Downloadable Forms for TD Waterhouse Clients

Note: These documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• W-8BEN - Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Withholding Tax
• Instructions for Form W-8BEN
• W-8IMY - Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, Or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding
• Instructions for Form W-8IMY
• W-9 - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
• Instructions for Form W-9
• Waiver of Client Confidentiality
• Limitation on Benefit Statement
• IRS Tax Reporting Change - New Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Regulatory Change for Tax Reporting on Registered Plan Accounts

Third Party Information

Third party information includes other persons with:

• Trading Authority or Power of Attorney over the account
• General Power of Attorney over the account
• Guarantee on the account
• Financial interest in the account

If you have any questions about these forms or the required documentation, please contact TD Waterhouse.