W-8BEN: Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner For United States Tax Withholding
W-8BEN: Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner For United States Tax Withholding
W-8BEN: Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner For United States Tax Withholding
W-8BEN
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code. See separate instructions.
Give this form to the withholding agent or payer. Do not send to the IRS.
Arturo Sayegh
3
W-8ECI or W-8EXP
W-8IMY
Venezuela
Grantor trust
Central bank of issue
W-8ECI
W-8ECI or W-8IMY
Part I
1
Individual
Corporation
Complex trust
Estate
Tax-exempt organization
Private foundation
Disregarded entity
Partnership
Government
International organization
Simple trust
Permanent residence address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route). Do not use a P.O. box or in-care-of address.
Av Principal los Robles, Qta Everest, Urb Altos del Halcon, Sector Oripoto - La Union
City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.
Venezuela
United States
SSN or ITIN
EIN
Part II
9
10
If required, the U.S. taxpayer identification number is stated on line 6 (see instructions).
within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country.
The beneficial owner is not an individual, derives the item (or items) of income for which the treaty benefits are claimed, and, if
applicable, meets the requirements of the treaty provision dealing with limitation on benefits (see instructions).
The beneficial owner is not an individual, is claiming treaty benefits for dividends received from a foreign corporation or interest from a
U.S. trade or business of a foreign corporation, and meets qualified resident status (see instructions).
The beneficial owner is related to the person obligated to pay the income within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b), and will file
Form 8833 if the amount subject to withholding received during a calendar year exceeds, in the aggregate, $500,000.
Special rates and conditions (if applicablesee instructions): The beneficial owner is claiming the provisions of Article
% rate of withholding on (specify type of income):
treaty identified on line 9a above to claim a
Explain the reasons the beneficial owner meets the terms of the treaty article:
Part III
11
of the
.
I have provided or will provide a statement that identifies those notional principal contracts from which the income is not effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. I agree to update this statement as required.
Part IV
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:
1 I am the beneficial owner (or am authorized to sign for the beneficial owner) of all the income to which this form relates,
2 The beneficial owner is not a U.S. person,
3 The income to which this form relates is (a) not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, (b) effectively connected but is
not subject to tax under an income tax treaty, or (c) the partners share of a partnerships effectively connected income, and
4 For broker transactions or barter exchanges, the beneficial owner is an exempt foreign person as defined in the instructions.
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
SELF
Signature of beneficial owner (or individual authorized to sign for beneficial owner)
Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
W-8BEN
(Rev. 2-2006)