VA Fiduciary's Account (VA Form 21P-4706b), Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (VA Form 21P-4706c), Cert. of Bal. on Deposit and Auth. to Dis. Financial Record (21P-4718a)

VA maintains supervision of the distribution and use of VA benefits paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA beneficiaries who are incompetent, a minor, or under legal disability. The forms are used to verify beneficiaries’ deposit remaining at a financial institution against a fiduciary’s accounting. The following forms will be used to ensure claimants’ benefits payments are administered properly. (a) VA Forms 21P-4706b and 4706c are used by VA to determine proper usage of benefits paid to fiduciaries. The 21P–4706c is provided to assist VA fiduciaries in conforming to requirements of various State courts. (b) VA Form 21P–4718a—Fiduciaries are required to obtain certifications that the balances remaining on deposit in financial institutions as shown on accountings are correct. Certifying official at a financial institution completing the form must affix the institution’s official seal or stamp. The data collected is used to confirm appointment of a fiduciary for a VA beneficiary and to prevent fiduciaries from supplying false certification, embezzling funds, and possibly prevent and/or identify fraud, waste and abuse of government funds paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA beneficiaries. Without this information, VA would be unable to determine if the veteran's fiduciary is properly using the funds for this benefit according to VA law.

The latest form for VA Fiduciary's Account (VA Form 21P-4706b), Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (VA Form 21P-4706c), Cert. of Bal. on Deposit and Auth. to Dis. Financial Record (21P-4718a) expires 2021-12-31 and can be found here.