Instructions for Requestors of W8s July 25, 2014 

W9 – Americans 

W-9 Form

W-9 Instructions

 

W8 Series – Non Americans (or “Foreigners” in the parlance of the US IRS)

Individuals:

W-8 BEN Form

W-8 BEN Instructions

Entities:

W-8 BEN-E Form

W-8 BEN-E Instructions

Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting:

W-8 IMY Form

W-8 IMY Instructions

Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or
Business in the United States

W-8 ECI Form

W-8 ECI Instructions

Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting

W-8 EXP Form

W8-EXP Instructions