UTMA definition
Examples of UTMA in a sentence
A Uniform Transfers to Minors Account (UTMA) is an individual account created by a custodian who deposits funds as an irrevocable gift to a minor.
An account established under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) is an individual account created by a custodian who deposits funds as an irrevocable gift to a minor.
It is agreed that all accounts opened under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA), the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA), or similar state statutes will be properly created and that all property so transferred will be done in compliance with such applicable statutes.
We are not responsible to monitor age or eligibility for an UTMA account, even though our records may include the minor’s date of birth.
Further, the custodian represents and warrants that the assets in the account belong to the minor and that all such assets, whether or not transferred out of the UGMA or UTMA account, will only be used for the benefit of the minor.
A Uniform Transfers to Minors Account (UTMA) is set up by a member, who shall be recognized as the custodian of the account, who deposits funds into the account as a gift to a minor.
UTMA ACCOUNTS - Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the funds in the account are owned by the child who has unconditional use of the account when he or she reaches the age of majority.
Contributions by a custodian of an UGMA or UTMA account who is also the parent or guardian of the Beneficiary of an UGMA or UTMA account may claim this deduction.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) and U/T/M/A (=Uniform Transfers to Minors Act).
If the account is noted on the signature card as established under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA), you understand there can be only one custodian and one minor per account.