G-273A (Proposed) Funeral Director's Statement of Burial Expenses

United States of America
Railroad Retirement Board

Form Approved
OMB No. 3220-0031

PROPOSED

FUNERAL DIRECTOR’S
STATEMENT OF
BURIAL EXPENSES

Railroad Retirement Claim Number
Employee’s Social Security Number
Deceased Employee’s Name

This form can be used in any case in which proof of payment of burial expenses is required. The G-273a MUST be used
whenever there are any funeral home charges which have not been paid.
The G-273a must be taken to the funeral home which handled the arrangements for the employee’s funeral. The form must
be completed, signed, and dated by the funeral home director. The funeral home director should return the completed
form directly to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).
This report is authorized by law (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(6)). While you are not required to respond, failure to do so may prevent
or delay payment of benefits.
MONTH

DAY

YEAR

1

Date of Death



2

Enter the total amount of your charges, after any discounts,
including cash advances, for this service.



3

List below all payments that you have received or expect to receive, except payments from the RRB. Include payments
from personal funds, the Department of Veterans Affairs, insurance policies, fraternal organizations and unions. If the
funeral expenses were prepaid, enter the name of the person who made the payments, including the deceased. Do not
enter the insurance company or financial institution making the final payment.
RECEIVED/EXPECTED FROM

ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER

$

BENEFICIARY (IF ANY)

DATE

AMOUNT

a

b

c

4

Is there still a balance due?



Yes
No

Go to Item 5
Go to Item 7

5

Has any person or organization taken responsibility
for the burial expenses?



Yes
No

Go to Item 6
Go to Item 7

6

Give the name, telephone number, and address of the person or organization that has taken responsibility for the burial
expenses.
Name

Area Code

Telephone Number

Address

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Has any other funeral home furnished services in
connection with the deceased employee’s burial?

Yes
No



Go to Item 8
Go to Item 10

8. Give the name, telephone number, and address of the other funeral home that furnished services.
Name

Area Code

Telephone Number

Address

9. Are the expenses for the funeral home listed in
Item 8 included in the total in Item 2?

Yes
No



If there are outstanding funeral home expenses, and the payment is assigned to the funeral home or the funeral
home applied for the payment, the payment will be deposited directly into the funeral home’s account at the bank,
savings and loan, credit union or other financial institution. Either complete the following items or write “void”
across a blank check and attach it to this form. (An application can be filed by a funeral home at the expiration of
the 90-day period following the death of the employee if no one assumed responsibility for payment of all or any part
of the expenses incurred by the funeral home during that 90-day period.)
10 Has the payment been assigned to the funeral home or
has the funeral home applied for the payment?
11 Print the name of your financial institution.

Go to Item 11
Go to Item 17


Area Code

12 Enter the telephone number of your financial institution.

14 Enter the account number.



15 Enter the type of account for the above
account number.



Telephone Number



13 Enter the 9-digit routing transit number of your financial institution.

16

Yes
No





Checking
Savings

Remarks

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17 CERTIFICATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR
 I am an authorized funeral director and prepared for burial or buried the body of the employee named at the top of
this form.
 I understand that this statement may be used in connection with an application for benefits payable under the
Railroad Retirement Act.
 If the payment I receive from the RRB is greater than the unpaid expenses, I will either return the payment or refund
the excess to the RRB.
Signature
Name and Address of Funeral Home
Print Name
Title
Date

Area Code

Telephone Number

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT AND PRIVACY ACT NOTICES
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to collect the information on this form under section 7 (b) (6) of the
Railroad Retirement Act. The information asked for on this form is needed to determine eligibility for reimbursement for the
payment of burial expenses incurred by your funeral home. Although you are not required to furnish this information, no
payments can be made unless you complete and return this form.
A complete listing of the persons, organizations and agencies to which the information you give us may be released is
available at any office of the RRB.
We estimate this form takes an average of 10 minutes per response to complete, including the time for reviewing the
instructions, getting the needed data, and reviewing the completed form. Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and
respondents are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. If you wish,
send comments regarding the accuracy of our estimate or any other aspect of this form, including suggestions for reducing
completion time, to Associate Chief Information Officer for Policy and Compliance, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-1275.

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