Form W-8BEN Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for Un

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Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code. © See separate instructions.
© Give this form to the withholding agent or payer. Do not send to the IRS.

Do not use this form for:
● A U.S. citizen or other U.S. person, including a resident alien individual
● A person claiming that income is effectively connected with the conduct
of a trade or business in the United States
● A foreign partnership, a foreign simple trust, or a foreign grantor trust (see instructions for exceptions)
● A foreign government, international organization, foreign central bank of issue, foreign tax-exempt organization,
foreign private foundation, or government of a U.S. possession that received effectively connected income or that is
claiming the applicability of section(s) 115(2), 501(c), 892, 895, or 1443(b) (see instructions)
Note: These entities should use Form W-8BEN if they are claiming treaty benefits or are providing the form only to
claim they are a foreign person exempt from backup withholding.
● A person acting as an intermediary
Note: See instructions for additional exceptions.

1

Name of individual or organization that is the beneficial owner

3

Type of beneficial owner:
Grantor trust
Central bank of issue

Individual

2

Corporation

W-8ECI or W-8EXP

W-8IMY

Complex trust

Estate

Tax-exempt organization

Private foundation

Country of incorporation or organization
Partnership

Government

International organization

Simple trust

Permanent residence address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route). Do not use a P.O. box or in-care-of address.

5

Country

Mailing address (if different from above)
City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.

Country

U.S. taxpayer identification number, if required (see instructions)

6

SSN or ITIN
8

7

Foreign tax identifying number, if any

EIN

Reference number(s) (see instructions)

Claim of Tax Treaty Benefits (if applicable)

Part II
9

I certify that (check all that apply):
a

The beneficial owner is a resident of

b

If required, the U.S. taxpayer identification number is stated on line 6 (see instructions).

c

The beneficial owner is not an individual, derives the item (or items) of income for which the treaty benefits are claimed, and, if
applicable, meets the requirements of the treaty provision dealing with limitation on benefits (see instructions).

d

The beneficial owner is not an individual, is claiming treaty benefits for dividends received from a foreign corporation or interest from a
U.S. trade or business of a foreign corporation, and meets qualified resident status (see instructions).

within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country.

Special rates and conditions (if applicable—see instructions): The beneficial owner is claiming the provisions of Article
treaty identified on line 9a above to claim a
% rate of withholding on (specify type of income):
Explain the reasons the beneficial owner meets the terms of the treaty article:

of the
.

Notional Principal Contracts

Part III
11

W-8ECI
W-8ECI or W-8IMY

Disregarded entity

City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.

10

Instead, use Form:
W-9

Identification of Beneficial Owner (See instructions.)

Part I

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Signature

O.K. to print

Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner
for United States Tax Withholding

(Rev. January 2008)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Action

I have provided or will provide a statement that identifies those notional principal contracts from which the income is not effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. I agree to update this statement as required.

Part IV

Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the information on this form and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct, and complete. I
further certify under penalties of perjury that:
1 I am the beneficial owner (or am authorized to sign for the beneficial owner) of all the income to which this form relates,
2 The beneficial owner is not a U.S. person,
3 The income to which this form relates is (a) not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, (b) effectively connected but is
not subject to tax under an income tax treaty, or (c) the partner’s share of a partnership’s effectively connected income, and
4 For broker transactions or barter exchanges, the beneficial owner is an exempt foreign person as defined in the instructions.
Furthermore, I authorize this form to be provided to any withholding agent that has control, receipt, or custody of the income of which I am the beneficial owner or
any withholding agent that can disburse or make payments of the income of which I am the beneficial owner.

Sign Here

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Signature of beneficial owner (or individual authorized to sign for beneficial owner)

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W-8BEN

(Rev. 1-2008)