2015W8BEN Afinirderempliretsigne
2015W8BEN Afinirderempliretsigne
2015W8BEN Afinirderempliretsigne
You are a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person, including a resident alien individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W-9
You are a beneficial owner claiming that income is effectively connected with the conduct of trade or business within the U.S. (other than personal services) . . . . . . . . . W-8ECI
You are a beneficial owner who is receiving compensation for personal services performed in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8233 or W-4
I am the individual that is the beneficial owner (or am authorized to sign for the individual that is the beneficial owner) of all the income to which this form relates or am using
this form to document myself as an individual that is an owner or account holder of a foreign financial institution,
The person named on line 1 of this form is not a U.S. person,
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 applicable income tax treaty, or
(c) the partners share of a partnership's effectively connected income,
The person named on line 1 of this form is a resident of the treaty country listed on line 9 of the form (if any) within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United
States and that country, and
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. I agree that I will submit a new form within 30 days if any
certification made on this form becomes incorrect.
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1. Scholarship and Fellowship Grants Recipients Must have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer
Identification Number (ITIN)
2. Individuals receiving Royalties Must have a Social Security Number (SSN), Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number (ITIN) or Foreign Tax Identification Number (Foreign TIN)
Please note: Individuals claiming a tax treaty for independent contractor services must complete tax treaty benefits
on Form 8233. Tax treaty benefits will not be honored on the W8BEN form for services rendered.
You must complete your country of residence on line 9. You must also identify and list the following information in
item 10: applicable treaty article, appropriate percentage of withholding and the type of income you are receiving.
Country of Residence Tax Treaty Article Country of Residence Tax Treaty Article Tax Rate Country of Residence Tax Treaty Article Tax Rate
Bangladesh*** 21 (2) Australia 12 5 Malta 12 10
China (People's Republic)*** 20 (b) Austria 12 0 Mexico 12 10
CIS (Comm. Ind. States)* VI (1) Bangladesh 12 10 Morocco 12 10
Cyprus+ 21 (1) Barbados 12 5 Netherlands 13 0
Czech Republic* 21 (1) Belgium 12 0 New Zealand 12 5
Egypt* 23 (1) Bulgaria 12 5 Norway 10 0
Estonia* 20 (1) Canada XII 0 Pakistan VIII 0
France* 21 (1) China 11 10 Philippines 13 15
Germany*** 20 (3) CIS (Comm. Ind. States) VII 0 Poland 13 10
Iceland* 19 (1) Cyprus 14 0 Portugal 13 10
Indonesia* 19 (1) Czech Republic 12 0 Romania 12 10
Israel* 24 (1) Denmark 12 0 Russia 12 0
Kazakhstan* 19 Egypt 13 15 Slovak Republic 12 0
Korea (Republic of)* 21 (1) Estonia 12 10 Slovenia 12 5
Latvia* 20 (1) Finland 12 0 South Africa 12 0
Lithuania* 20 (1) France 12 0 Spain 12 5
Morocco* 18 Germany 12 0 Sri Lanka 12 10
Netherlands** 22 (2) Greece VII 0 Sweden 12 0
Norway* 16 (1) Hungary 11 0 Switzerland 12 0
Philippines* 22 (1) Iceland 12 0 Thailand 12 5
Poland* 18 (1) India 12 15 Trinidad and Tobago 14 0
Portugal* 23 (1) Indonesia 13 10 Tunisia 12 15
Romania* 20 (1) Ireland 12 0 Turkey 12 10
Russia* 18 Israel 14 10 Ukraine 12 10
Slovak Republic* 21 (1) Italy 12 0 United Kingdom 12 0
Slovenia* 20 (1) Jamaica 12 10 Venezuela 12 10
Spain* 22 (1) Japan 12 0 All other countries 30
Thailand* 22 (1) Kazakhstan 12 10
Trinidad & Tobago* 19 (1) Korea, South 14 10
Tunisia* 20 Latvia 12 10
Ukraine* 20 Lithuania 12 10
Venezuela* 21 (1) Luxembourg VII 0