If you're a Canadian and you don't have a TIN, don't worry! That's where Form W-8BEN steps in. This form is like the international cousin of Form W-9. It's designed specifically for foreign individuals to confirm that they're not U.S. citizens but are still earning income from a U.S. source.
IRS Form W-8 Submission Foreign vendors do not complete the Substitute Form W-9; foreign persons or entities must submit one of five available forms. The vendor must determine the one most appropriate to their United States tax status for reportable transactions.
The W-8 and W-9 forms both document how a recipient of income from a U.S.-based company is taxed. The difference is, the W8 form is for foreigners and the W9 is for U.S. citizens or legal residents.
The purpose of this form is to obtain or confirm your correct taxpayer name and identification number. Federal and state tax regulations require that we have this information from recipients of certain payments in order to report such payments to the Internal Revenue Service on the Form 1099 Return.
If your organisation requires our W9 form, you are in the right place. We are registered in Spain, and therefore are a non-US entity. This means that we don't have a W9 form. Instead we use the W-8BEN-E form, which is for non US-entities.
W2 Form – Wage & Tax Statement Canadian Equivalent T4 slip. W2 forms are issued to anyone that earns US employment income.
IRS Form W-8 Submission Foreign vendors do not complete the Substitute Form W-9; foreign persons or entities must submit one of five available forms. The vendor must determine the one most appropriate to their United States tax status for reportable transactions.
Form W-9 is an IRS tax form that requests information for an individual defined as a U.S. citizen or a person defined as a resident alien. The information is used to fill out Form 1099 and is used for independent contractors, freelancers, or unrelated vendors, but not employees.
8BENE. The purpose of the 8BENE formthe Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax ithholding and Reportingis for foreign entities, not individual workers.
All US formed entities and US operations of foreign entities complete Form W-9. If you hold a permanent work Visa and reside in the US you may also complete a W-9. All others are considered to be non-US persons (also known as nonresident aliens) and will be required to complete a Form W-8.