possession, or foreign central bank of issue. Used by the following entities to claim exemption from tax withholding, foreign governments, foreign tax exempt organization, foreign private foundation, government of a U.S. tax identification number is required for exemption form tax withholding If it is not listed we are required to obtain from the entity a different type of W8 form The type of income must be identified on Line 9 of the form to qualify for exemption.Used primarily by the payee or beneficial owner indicting that all the income listed on the form is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Entities or individuals not eligible for the other W8 forms should use the W-8BEN-E for entities or W-8BEN for individuals.All fields in line 10 must be completed to claim exemption on Royalty payments.tax identification number is required for exemption from tax withholding It is also used by an individual to claim treaty benefits for royalty/passive income. Used primarily by entities and individuals to claim foreign status or treaty benefits. Please refer to the instruction forms for specific details about each W-8 form. The brief description of each form is listed below. The foreign alien/entity will need to determine the type of form that applies to them. For information on qualifying as an upper-tier foreign partnership, see Regulations section 1.1446-5.A W-8 form for all foreign aliens/entities is needed for all payments. Represent that, for purposes of section 1446, it is an upper-tier foreign partnership or a foreign grantor trust and that the form is being used to transmit the required documentation.

Represent its status as a qualified securities lender with respect to payments of U.S.person (and will therefore do its own 1042-S reporting), or is transmitting documentation of the persons on whose behalf it is acting,

branch of a foreign bank or insurance company and either it has agreed with the withholding agent to be treated as a U.S.

Represent that a foreign flow-through entity is a withholding or nonwithholding foreign partnership, or a withholding or nonwithholding foreign trust,.

Represent that a foreign partnership or a foreign simple or grantor trust is a withholding foreign partnership or a withholding foreign trust,.

Represent that a qualified intermediary agrees to assume primary NRA withholding responsibility and/or primary Form 1099 reporting and backup withholding responsibility,.

When applicable, certify that the entity is a participating FFI, a registered deemed-compliant FFI, or a qualified intermediary that may provide a withholding statement allocating a payment to a chapter 4 withholding rate pool of U.S.

Establish the entity’s chapter 4 status when required for chapter 4 purposes,.

Represent that a foreign person is a qualified intermediary or nonqualified intermediary,.

Branches for United States Tax Withholding and related Instructions, is used by foreign intermediaries and foreign flow-through entities, as well as certain U.S. Form W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S.

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