City
Form 
8891
(Rev. December 2012)
Department of the Treasury  
Internal Revenue Service 
U.S. Information Return for Beneficiaries of  
Certain Canadian Registered Retirement Plans 
a
 
Information about Form 8891 and its instructions is at 
www.irs.gov/form8891.
               
a
 
Attach to Form 1040.                                
 
OMB No. 1545-0074
Attachment   
Sequence No. 
139
 
For calendar year 20           , or tax year beginning
, 20         , and ending
, 20         .
Name as shown on Form 1040
Identifying number 
(see instructions)
Address
1 
Name of plan custodian 
2 
Account number of plan 
3 
Address of plan custodian 
4 
Type of plan (check one box): 
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) 
Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) 
5 
Beneficiary
Annuitant (Complete only lines 7a, 7b, and 8.)
6 a 
Have you previously made an election under Article XVIII(7) of the U.S.-Canada income tax treaty to 
defer U.S. income tax on the undistributed earnings of the plan? 
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a
Yes
No
b 
If “Yes,” enter the first year the election came into effect 
 and go to line 7a. If “No,” go to line 6c.
c 
If you have not previously made the election described on line 6a above, you can make an irrevocable 
election for this year and subsequent years by checking this box 
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a
7 a 
Distributions received from the plan during the year. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line
7a 
b 
Taxable distributions received from the plan during the year. Enter here and include on Form
1040, line 16b
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7b 
8 
Plan balance at the end of the year. If you checked the “Annuitant” box on line 5, the “Yes” box 
on line 6a, or the box on line 6c, 
stop here. Do not 
complete the rest of the form
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8 
9 
Contributions to the plan during the year 
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9 
10 
Undistributed earnings of the plan during the year: 
Interest income. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line 8a
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10a 
b
Total ordinary dividends. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line 9a 
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10b 
Qualified dividends. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line 9b
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10c 
Capital gains. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line 13
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10d 
e
Other income. Enter here and include on Form 1040, line 21. List type and amount 
a
10e 
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. 
Cat. No. 37699X 
Form 
8891 
(Rev. 12-2012) 
City, state, zip
Addr
State
Zip
If foreign country enter
Country
Province
Postal Code
Check the applicable box for your status in the plan (see Definitions in the instructions): 
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16a
d
c 
a 
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