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Provide Form W-8BEN to the withholding agent or payer before income is paid or credited to you. Failure to provide a Form W-8BEN when requested may lead to withholding at the foreign-person withholding rate of 30% or the backup withholding rate under section 3406. Establishing status for chapter 4 purposes.
Substitute Form W-8BEN. The substitute Form W-8BEN must contain all of the information required in Part I, lines 1 through 8. The certifications in Part II must be included in a substitute form only if treaty benefits are claimed, and then only to the extent that the certifications are required.
If you receive certain types of income, you must provide Form W-8BEN to: • eEstablish that you are not a U.S. person; and • Claim that you are the beneficial owner of the income for which Form W-8BEN is being provided or a foreign partner in a partnership subject to section 1446(a).
1 lut 2024 · These instructions supplement the instructions for Forms W-8 BEN, W-8 BEN-E, W-8 ECI, W-8 EXP, and W-8 IMY. For general information and the purpose of each of the forms described in these instructions, see those forms and their accompanying instructions.
If you are a disregarded entity with a single owner or branch of an FFI, the single owner, if such owner is a foreign person, should provide Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (as appropriate). If the single owner is a U.S. person, a Form W-9 should be provided.
• For complete instructions or more information on the W-8 forms, please refer to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website at irs.gov. • Give this form to the withholding agent or payer.
Form W-8BEN (Rev. October 2021) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals) For use by individuals. Entities must use Form W-8BEN-E. Go to www.irs.gov/FormW8BEN for instructions and the latest information.
