2026 Form 1042

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1042

Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source
Income of Foreign Persons

Form
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Go to www.irs.gov/Form1042 for instructions and the latest information.

If this is an amended return, check here .

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Ch. 3 status code

Ch. 4 status code

Number and street (if P.O. box, see instructions)

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State or province

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Country

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2026
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For IRS Use Only

CC
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CAF
ZIP or foreign postal code CR
EDC
Enter date final income paid

FD
FF
FP
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SIC

Record of Federal Tax Liability (do not show federal tax deposits here)
Tax liability for period
(including any taxes assumed
on Form(s) 1000)

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no.

Period
ending

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7
15
Jan.
22
31
Jan. total
7
15
Feb.
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28
Feb. total
7
15
Mar.
22
31
Mar. total
7
15
Apr.
22
30
Apr. total

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no.

Period
ending

Tax liability for period
(including any taxes assumed
on Form(s) 1000)

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May
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31
25 May total
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June
28
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July
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Aug.
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40 Aug. total

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Period
ending

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7
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Sept.
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30
Sept. total
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Oct.
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31
Oct. total
7
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Nov.
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30
Nov. total
7
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Dec.
22
31
Dec. total

Tax liability for period
(including any taxes assumed
on Form(s) 1000)

DRAFT — DO NOT FILE

DRAFT — DO NOT FILE

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Room or suite no.

If you do not expect to file this return in the future, check here

Section 1

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Employer identification number

Name of withholding agent

City or town

OMB No. 1545-0096

Note: The totals from the above table are to be entered on lines 64b through 64d (as indicated in the instructions for those lines).

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No. of Forms 1042-S filed: a On paper
b Electronically
Total gross amounts reported on all Forms 1042-S and 1000:
a Total U.S. source FDAP income (other than U.S. source substitute payments) reported . . . . .
62a
b Total U.S. source substitute payments reported:
(1) Total U.S. source substitute dividend payments reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62b(1)
(2) Total U.S. source substitute payments reported other than substitute dividend payments . . . 62b(2)
62c
c Total gross amounts reported (add lines 62a–62b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d Enter gross amounts actually paid if different from gross amounts reported . . . . . . . . .
62d
Do you want to allow another person to discuss this return with the IRS? See instructions.
Yes. Complete the following.
Third Party
Designee’s
Phone
Personal identification
Designee

Sign
Here
Paid
Preparer
Use Only

No

name
no.
number (PIN)
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than withholding agent) is based on all information of which preparer
has any knowledge.
Date

Your
signature
Preparer’s name

Preparer’s signature

Capacity in which acting
Daytime phone number
Date

Firm’s name

PTIN

Firm’s EIN

Firm’s address

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.

Check
if
self-employed

Phone no.
Cat. No. 11384V

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Form 1042 (2026)

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Total tax reported as withheld or paid by withholding agent on all Forms 1042-S and 1000:
a Tax withheld by withholding agent
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b Tax withheld by other withholding agents:
(1) For payments other than substitute dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) For substitute dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c Adjustments to withholding:
(1) Adjustments to overwithholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Adjustments to underwithholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d Tax paid by withholding agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e Total tax reported as withheld or paid (add lines 63a–63d) . . . . . . . . . . .

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63b(1)
63b(2)

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63c(1) (
63c(2)
63d
63e

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Computation of Tax Due or Overpayment
a
b
c
d
e
65
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b
66
67
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b
68
69
70a
b
71a

b
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Total net tax liability:
Adjustments to total net tax liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total net tax liability under chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total net tax liability under chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Excise tax on specified federal procurement payments (total payments made x 2% (0.02)) . . . .
Total net tax liability (add lines 64a–64d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total paid by electronic funds transfer (or with a request for extension of time to file):
Total paid during calendar year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total paid during subsequent year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enter overpayment applied as credit from 2025 Form 1042 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Credit for amounts withheld by other withholding agents:
For payments other than substitute dividend payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For substitute dividend payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total payments. Add lines 65 through 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If line 64e is larger than line 68, enter balance due here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enter overpayment attributable to overwithholding on U.S. source income of foreign persons . . .
Enter overpayment attributable to excise tax on specified federal procurement payments . . . .
Apply overpayment (sum of lines 70a and 70b) to (check one):
Credit on 2027 Form 1042 or
Refund
Complete lines 71b, 71c, and 71d.
c Type:
Checking
Savings
Routing number
Account number

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64a
64b
64c
64d
64e
65a
65b
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67a
67b
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70a
70b

Reconciliation of Payments of U.S. Source FDAP Income

Total U.S. source FDAP income required to be withheld upon under chapter 4 . . . . . . . .
Total U.S. source FDAP income required to be reported under chapter 4 but not required to be
withheld upon under chapter 4 because:

1

a
b
c
d
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Amount of income paid to recipients whose chapter 4 status established no withholding is required .
Amount of excluded nonfinancial payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amount of income paid with respect to grandfathered obligations . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amount of income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States
Total U.S. source FDAP income required to be reported under chapter 4 but not required to be
withheld upon under chapter 4 (add lines 2a–2d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2a
2b
2c
2d

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Total U.S. source FDAP income reportable under chapter 4 (add lines 1 and 2e) . . . . . .
Total U.S. source FDAP income reported on all Forms 1042-S (from lines 62a, 62b(1), and 62b(2))
Total variance, subtract line 3 from line 4; if amount other than zero, provide explanation on line 6

Section 3

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DRAFT — DO NOT FILE

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Potential Section 871(m) Transactions

Check here if any payments (including gross proceeds) were made by the withholding agent under a potential section 871(m)
transaction, including a notional principal contract or other derivatives contract that references (in whole or in part) a U.S. stock or
other underlying security. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 4

Payments by a Qualified Derivatives Dealer (QDD)

Check here if any payments were made by a QDD . . .
If the box is checked, you must do the following.
(1) Attach Schedule(s) Q (Form 1042). See instructions.
(2) Enter your EIN (other than your QI-EIN)

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Form 1042 (2026)