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Foreign TIN required on a W-8?
January 26, 2023
Q. Are foreign vendors required to provide a foreign TIN when submitting a W-8, if they do not have a US TIN? Are we required to validate the foreign TIN, if the vendor only has a foreign TIN?
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(Answered by IOFM's third-party tax experts)
No, a foreign TIN is not required on Form W-8 when the W-8 is being used to certify the foreign status of the beneficial owner of the income to be paid. If the beneficial owner claims benefit of an income tax treaty on Form W-8BEN-E to reduce U.S. federal…
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