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Any foreign (non-U.S.) company that receives payment from an American business must fill out the W-8BEN-E form and send it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Canadian sole proprietors with U.S. clients can claim exemption from tax withholdings thanks to the Canada-U.S. income tax treaty by filling out what's commonly known as Form W-8BEN. This is usually issued directly to your U.S. client so they can file it with their corporate taxes.

Who is a beneficial owner? The beneficial owner of income is generally the person who is required (under U.S. tax principles) to include the payment in gross income on a tax return. Forms other than Substitute Form W-9 and Substitute Form W-8BEN may be obtained from your tax advisors or .irs.gov.

Give Form W-8 BEN to the withholding agent or payer if you are a foreign person and you are the beneficial owner of an amount subject to withholding. Submit Form W-8 BEN when requested by the withholding agent or payer whether or not you are claiming a reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding.

Chapter 4 status refers to the status of an individual or company under FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. It can be used to identify U.S. residents who invest offshore. It also helps categorize foreign vendors doing business with U.S. companies.

Who Must Provide Form W-8BEN. You must give Form W-8BEN to the withholding agent or payer if you are a nonresident alien who is the beneficial owner of an amount subject to withholding, or if you are an account holder of an FFI documenting yourself as a nonresident alien.

Who needs to file a W-8 form? Foreign individuals (Form W-8 BEN) ... Foreign business entities (Form W-8 BEN-E) ... Foreign intermediaries or flow-through entities (Form W-8 IMY) ... Foreign governments, international organizations, or foreign central banks (Form W-8 EXP)

How Do I Fill Out Form W-8BEN? Part I – Identification of Beneficial Owner: Line 1: Enter your name as the beneficial owner. ... Line 2: Enter your country of citizenship. ... Line 3: Enter your permanent residence/mailing address. ... Line 4: Enter your mailing address, if different.

You must ensure you complete the correct form for this. As a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPS) complete Form W-8 BEN-E. The W-8 BEN (without the E) is for individuals. If you get the form for individuals for your corporation, you will need to ask them for the company form.