W-8EXP Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organ

Form

Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign
Organization for United States Tax Withholding

W-8EXP

(Rev. February 2006)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

(For use by foreign governments, international organizations, foreign central banks of
issue, foreign tax-exempt organizations, foreign private foundations, and governments of
U.S. possessions.)
© See separate instructions.
© Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code.
© Give this form to the withholding agent or payer. Do not send to the IRS.

Do not use this form for:

OMB No. 1545-1621

Instead, use Form:

● Any foreign government or other foreign organization that is not claiming the applicability of section(s) 115(2), 501(c),
892, 895, or 1443(b)

W-8BEN or W-8ECI

● A beneficial owner solely claiming foreign status or treaty benefits

W-8BEN

● A foreign partnership or a foreign trust
● A person claimimg that income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States
● A person acting as an intermediary

Part I

Identification of Beneficial Owner (See instructions before completing this part.)
2 Country of incorporation or organization

1 Name of organization

3 Type of
entity

W-8BEN or W-8IMY
W-8ECI
W-8IMY

Foreign central bank of issue
(not wholly owned by the
foreign sovereign)

Foreign government
International organization
Government of a U.S. possession

Foreign tax-exempt organization
Foreign private foundation

4 Permanent address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route). Do not use a P.O. box.

Country (do not abbreviate)

City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.

5 Mailing address (if different from above)

City or town, state or province. Include postal or ZIP code where appropriate.
6 U.S. taxpayer identification number, if required (see instructions)

Country (do not abbreviate)
7 Foreign tax identifying number, if any (optional)

8 Reference number(s) (see instructions)

Part II
9

Qualification Statement

For a foreign government:
I certify that the entity identified in Part I is a foreign government within the meaning of section 892 and the payments
are within the scope of the exemption granted by section 892.
Check box 9b or box 9c, whichever applies:
The entity identified in Part I is an integral part of the government of
b
.
c
.
The entity identified in Part I is a controlled entity of the government of
a

10

For an international organization:
I certify that:
● The entity identified in Part I is an international organization within the meaning of section 7701(a)(18) and
● The payments are within the scope of the exemption granted by section 892.

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For a foreign central bank of issue (not wholly owned by the foreign sovereign):
I certify that:
● The entity identified in Part I is a foreign central bank of issue,
● The entity identified in Part I does not hold obligations or bank deposits to which this form relates for use in
connection with the conduct of a commercial banking function or other commercial activity, and
● The payments are within the scope of the exemption granted by section 895.
(Part II and required certification continued on page 2)

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.

Cat. No. 25401F

Form

W-8EXP

(Rev. 2-2006)

Form W-8EXP (Rev. 2-2006)

Part II
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2

For a foreign tax-exempt organization, including foreign private foundations:
If any of the income to which this certification relates constitutes income includible under section 512 in computing the
entity’s unrelated business taxable income, attach a statement identifying the amounts.
Check either box 12a or box 12b:
a
I certify that the entity identified in Part I has been issued a determination letter by the IRS dated
that is currently in effect and that concludes that it is an exempt organization described in section 501(c).
b
I have attached to this form an opinion from U.S. counsel concluding that the entity identified in Part I is described in
section 501(c).
For section 501(c)(3) organizations only, check either box 12c or box 12d:
c
If the determination letter or opinion of counsel concludes that the entity identified in Part I is described in section
501(c)(3), I certify that the organization is not a private foundation described in section 509. I have attached an affidavit
of the organization setting forth sufficient facts for the IRS to determine that the organization is not a private foundation
because it meets one of the exceptions described in section 509(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4).
d

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Qualification Statement (continued)

If the determination letter or opinion of counsel concludes that the entity identified in Part I is described in section
501(c)(3), I certify that the organization is a private foundation described in section 509.
For a government of a U.S. possession:
I certify that the entity identified in Part I is a government of a possession of the United States, or is a political
subdivision thereof, and is claiming the exemption granted by section 115(2).

Part III

Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the information on this form and to the best of my knowledge and
belief it is true, correct, and complete. I further certify under penalties of perjury that:
● The organization for which I am signing is the beneficial owner of the income to which this form relates,
● The beneficial owner is not a U.S. person,
● For a beneficial owner that is a controlled entity of a foreign sovereign (other than a central bank of issue wholly owned by
a foreign sovereign), the beneficial owner is not engaged in commercial activities within or outside the United States, and
● For a beneficial owner that is a central bank of issue wholly owned by a foreign sovereign, the beneficial owner is not
engaged in commercial activities within the United States.
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.

Sign
Here
Signature of authorized official

Date (MM-DD-YYYY)

Capacity in which acting