Onboarding Document Instructions for Individuals to Ocree
1. Income Evidence
The individual income requirement is an annual income of more than $200k. The joint income requirement is an annual income of more than $300k. Both thresholds require you to have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same in the current year.
Documentation must be for two consecutive years within the past two years – e.g. as of 2024, we can either accept forms from 2022+2023, or 2023+2024.
If you plan to rely on joint income for one of the two years, you must meet the $300k threshold for both.
If your spouse does not share your surname, we may ask for a marriage license or certificate before considering their individual tax documentation.
Documents must be official tax documents in your name. T4, T4A.
We cannot accept internally prepared documents or documents from employers. We will always request the original tax documentation when available.
Exception: We can accept official pay stubs alongside an employment verification letter when tax documentation is not available for the most recent year only.
We cannot annualize your earnings for verification. Evidence must meet or exceed the threshold year-to-date.
Documents must be in English. We recommend obtaining a third-party accreditation attestation if your income documentation cannot be translated
2. Net Worth Evidence
The individual net worth requirement is a net worth of over $1,000,000, individually or together with a spouse - excluding the value of your primary residence.
All evidence must list the investor’s name and be dated within the last 90 days, unless otherwise noted.
This accreditation method considers both liabilities and assets.
Liabilities
To consider individual evidence of assets, we require evidence of liabilities in the form of a consumer credit report from a major credit bureau.
The individual’s mortgage on a primary residence is excluded from the calculation.
Assets
Preferred forms of evidence include, but are not limited to:
Bank account statements (please note that we are not able to accept balance letters).
Brokerage statements.
Audited financial statements.
We can consider private equity holdings if we receive recent evidence of ownership alongside a formal valuation dated within the last 12 months.
We can accept crypto holdings, provided the investor name is listed on the evidence.
If assets held via an entity are to be considered for an individual, we may request additional ownership documentation to prorate holdings.
Assets held in irrevocable trusts generally cannot be considered for individual net worth.
3. Professional License Certification
We independently verify investors’ individual or firm license through the CSA Registration Database