Tax Center

We certainly can't make paying your taxes fun, but hopefully we can make it a little easier. The Royce Funds provide the following information and resources to help you simplify tax preparation.

Important Information About Your 1099 Forms

If you have a regular account in The Royce Funds (non IRA or qualified account) you may need a corrected 1099-DIV form. We have sent corrected 1099-DIV forms on all funds which previously reported Foreign Tax Paid.

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Fund Distribution Information

Access year-end distribution information for all of The Royce Funds and quarterly distribution information for Royce Dividend Value Fund, Royce Total Return Fund and our closed-end offerings. 2011 Final Year-End Distributions are now available.

Please keep in mind that not all Funds may be required to pay distributions. Shareholders will not receive a 1099-DIV for Funds that do not pay distributions. 1099-DIV's will also not be issued on Royce Fund Accounts with total distributions of less than $10.

Supplemental Tax Information

The Royce Funds Supplemental Tax Information contains important details regarding the following:

• Blended Qualified Dividend Income: Percentage of Ordinary Income and/or Short-Term Capital Gains derived from domestic corporations or qualified foreign corporations.
• U.S. Govt. Income: Percentage of Ordinary Income derived from U.S. Government Obligations.
• Income Eligible for DRD: Percentage of Ordinary Income eligible for the Corporate Dividend Received Deduction (DRD).
• Foreign Tax Paid: Percentage of tax paid to foreign governments.

Download The Royce Funds 2011 Supplemental Tax Information
Download The Royce Funds 2010 Supplemental Tax Information
Download The Royce Funds 2009 Supplemental Tax Information
Download The Royce Funds 2008 Supplemental Tax Information

Account Access

Access electronic tax information for IRS form 1099 for your Royce Funds accounts. You must be registered for Account Access (ROAA) to access this information. If you are an open-end fund shareholder, find out how you can register for ROAA.

Quicken TurboTax^®

If you are a registered user of Account Access, you have the ability to import tax information on your Royce accounts into Quicken TurboTax^®, either the online or desktop versions. You need to be working within the TurboTax program to download your Royce account data, using your Royce Account Access Username and password.

H&R Block At Home (formerly TaxCut)

If you are a registered user of Account Access, you have the ability to import 1099 tax information on your Royce accounts into H&R Block At Home software. You need to be working within the H&R Block At Home program to download your Royce account data, using your Royce Account Access Username and password.

Tax Forms: IRS W-9 Form

Use this form to submit a request for a Taxpayer I.D. number and certification.

Retirement Plan Help

Contribution Limits

For year 2010, the maximum IRA contribution limit is $5,000 for investors under age 50, and $6,000 for those age 50 and older).  The contributions will be non-deductible if your income is over a certain limit and you participate in an employee-sponsored plan..

• Download Royce retirement literature.
• Visit Account Access to open a Royce Funds IRA account online.

Now is the Time to Review your Beneficiary Information

Don't forget to review the beneficiary designations on your Royce IRA(s), especially if you experienced a life-changing event—getting married or becoming a parent. Direct shareholders can login to Account Access to check their beneficiary(ies). You cannot change your beneficiary(ies) online; instead download, complete, and mail in this form.