As a shareholder, you may receive one or more of the following tax forms:

Form 1099-R: available online/mailed by January 31, 2019
Reports withdrawals from retirement accounts. This form also reports recharacterizations, rollovers, conversions or excess contribution removals.

Form 1099-Q: available online/mailed by January 31, 2019
Reports withdrawals from education savings accounts (e.g. Coverdell accounts).

Form 1099-DIV: available online/mailed by February 15, 2019
Reports taxable ordinary income, qualified dividends and capital gains distributed to non-retirement accounts. You will not receive this form if you only have a retirement account (e.g. IRA) or your distributions per fund are less than $10.

Form 1099-B: available online/mailed by February 15, 2019
Reports redemptions or exchanges from non-retirement accounts.

Form 5498-ESA: available online/mailed by April 30, 2019
Reports contributions made to education savings accounts through the April 15, 2019 tax deadline.

Form 5498: available online/mailed by May 31, 2019
Reports contributions made to retirement accounts through the April 15, 2019 tax deadline.

To view your 2018 Ariel Investments tax forms when they are available:

PLEASE NOTE: THESE INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED

1. Log into your account.
   
   
2. Once you have accessed your account, select Statements & History from the drop down menu.
   
   
3. Select the Tax Forms tab.
   


4. Select the tax form you wish to view.

Sign up for eDelivery to be notified:

To recieve an email notification as soon as these forms — as well as your fund reports and shareholder statements — are available online, sign up for eDelivery.

1. Log into your account.
   
   
2. Choose Account Profile from the top menu
   
   
3. Under Delivery Preferences, choose eDelivery and Email Address
   
   
4. In the Choose Delivery Methods section, choose Email for your Annual Tax Forms 1099 and 5498
   
   
5. Check the box to agree to the Terms and Conditions of eDelivery
   
   
6. Submit your changes

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of our Shareholder Services Representatives at 800-292-7435.