About Form W-8 BEN-E, Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities)

 

Form W-8 BEN-E is used by foreign entities to document their status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4, as well as other code provisions.

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