Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding -- W-8BEN; Certificate of Foreign Person's Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income -- W-8ECI

Forms and Documents

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
18935	Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding -- W-8BEN; Certificate of Foreign Person's Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income -- W-8ECI	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1621	ICR Reference No: 199810-1545-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding -- W-8BEN; Certificate of Foreign Person's Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income -- W-8ECI
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/13/1998
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/09/1998
Terms of Clearance: OMB's approval of these forms covers the amendment to the original submission dated 10/28/98. The agency is not required to display the expiration date.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2001	11/30/2001
Responses	3,180,640	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	36,114,302	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form W-8BEN is used for certain types of income to establish that the person is a foreign person, is the beneficial owner of the income for which form W-8BEN is being provided, and if applicable, to claim a reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding as a resident of a foreign country with which the United States has no income tax treaty. Form W-8ECI is used to establish that the person is a foreign person, is the beneficial owner of the income for which form W-8ECI is being provided, and to claim that the income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding -- W-8BEN; Certificate of Foreign Person's Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income -- W-8ECI	W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, W-8IMY

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,180,640	0	0	3,180,640	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36,114,302	0	0	36,114,302	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/09/1998

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