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Information about Form W-8 BEN, Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities), including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. Submit Form W-8 BEN when requested by the withholding agent or payer.

Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)

Instructions for Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)

The legitimate IRS Form W-8BEN, does not ask for your PIN numbers, passcodes, date of birth, passport number or mother's maiden name. Remember that you can only submit Form W-8BEN directly to your withholding agent.

Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY

These instructions supplement the instructions for Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY. For general information and the purpose of each of the forms described in these instructions, see those forms and their accompanying instructions

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.

Plan Distributions to Foreign Persons Require Withholding

Sometimes aliens experience significant delays in obtaining social security numbers. The consequences of these delays are discussed below.

This page talks about what documentary evidence you need to treat a payee as a foreign beneficial owner