Updated information for Form W-8BEN-E (revision date April 2016)

This update supplements the Form W-8BEN-E, Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Rev. April 2016) and provides additional information for foreign persons providing the form. Those foreign persons should rely on this update for the below items, which will be incorporated in the next issuance of the form and instructions, as well as the Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY.
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Publication 5354, Criminal Tax Bulletin

Publication 5354, Criminal Tax Bulletin, provides updates related to criminal tax enforcement. The bulletin is for informational purposes only, it does contain directives.
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Correction to 2025 Publication 509, Tax Calendars, Table 2, Semiweekly Rule, April 12–15 Payroll Date and updated due dates for the National Day of Mourning for James Earl Carter, Jr.

Corrected due date for payroll date April 12–15 in Table 2 and updated due dates for the National Day of Mourning for James Earl Carter, Jr.
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Businesses

Publication 1436, Assurance Testing System (ATS) Guidelines for Modernized e-File (MeF) Individual Tax Returns

Publication 1436, Assurance Testing System (ATS) Guidelines for Modernized e-File (MeF) Individual Tax Returns - Developers must complete the applicable test returns in the Modernized e-File (MeF) Assurance Testing System (ATS) Updates prior to being accepted into the MeF Program.
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Shipping information - Tax products

Product shipping information is updated throughout the filing season as items ship complete. Dates will change.
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Relief from additions to tax for underpayments applicable to the new corporate alternative minimum tax

Updating to reference Notice 2023-42 to multiple product pages for underpayments applicable to the new corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT).
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Individuals

Revised 2023 Instructions for Form 7213, Nuclear Power Production Credit

Updated guidance for tax year beginning in 2023 Instructions for Form 7213.
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Businesses

Impact of the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 on Publication 225

Publication 225, Farmers Tax Guide, will be updated in 2025 to include information related to the tax treatment of payments received as a result of the expansion of declared federal disasters, certain qualified wildfires and the East Palestine train derailment.
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About Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods

Information about Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, including recent updates and related forms. Employers use Publication 15-T to figure the amount of federal income tax to withhold from their employees' wages.
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Businesses

Form 7204, Consent To Extend the Time To Assess Tax Related to Contested Foreign Income Taxes—Provisional Foreign Tax Credit Agreement

Information about Form 7204, Consent To Extend the Time To Assess Tax Related to Contested Foreign Income Taxes—Provisional Foreign Tax Credit Agreement, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. Form 7204 is used for elections to claim a provisional credit for contested foreign income taxes as provided in Provisional Foreign Tax Credit agreement.
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Individuals