Information Collection

W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding

IC 18937 under ICR 202309-1545-004 · OMB 1545-1621.

Documents and Forms

Documents and forms in this information collection
Document Name	Document Type
Form W-8BEN W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding	Form
iw8ben (2021).pdf	Instruction
iw8ben (2021).pdf	Instruction
W-8BEN Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for Un fw8ben (2021).pdf	Form
W-8BEN Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for Un fw8ben (2021).pdf	Form

IC Title:

Agency IC Tracking Number:

Is this a Common Form? No

IC Status: Modified

Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits

CFR Citation: 26 CFR 1.864(c)(8)-1 26 CFR 1.864(c)(8)-2 26 CFR 1.1446(f)-1 thru -7

Information Collection Instruments:

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Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form	W-8BEN	Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding	fw8ben (2021).pdf		Yes	No	Fillable Fileable
Instruction			iw8ben (2021).pdf		Yes	No	Printable Only

Line of Business: General Government

Subfunction: Taxation Management

Privacy Act System of Records

Title:

FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 2,970,000

Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: Private Sector

Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 0 %

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	Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	2,970,000	2,970,000
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	22,037,400	22,037,400
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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