How To Fill Up W-8ben Form From Commision Junction (non-us Resident)
This tutorial only applicable for NON-US RESIDENT only.
I am pretty sure some of you stumble upon the W-8BEN FORM, when u finished registering Commission Junction or any other Affiliating programs.
Well, this is the tutorial here help you to fill up the form :D
Basically, W-8BEN form is the “Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding”. It is required by the U.S. based company so that they don’t need to report to the U.S. tax office about any income paid to you.
Filling the W8 form
Part 1: Identification of Beneficial Owner
You just need to fill in the following fields:
* 1. Name of Individual or prganization that is the beneficial owner — Your full name. * 2. Country of incorporation or organization — Your Country * 3. Type of beneficial owner — tick “Individual” * 4. Permanent residence address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route). — Your mailing address, with city/town, state, postal code, and country
Ps: Just leave the rest empty, don’t worry about it.
Part 2: Claim of Tax Treaty Benefits
Below the “9 I certify that (check all that apply):”
Just tick the “a” empty box
“a The beneficial owner is a resident of ______within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country.” Do write your country in that blank field.
Part 3: Notional Principal Contracts
Just tick the empty box next to 11, “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 4: Certification
Sign your signature at “Sign Here” and fill in the Date. The date should be in the MMM-DD-YY format, month comes first before date. Example: 06-25-08.
Moreover, please take note that “Capacity in which acting” = “Who are you?” i.e.: owner; operator; chairperson, President; father; mother; shareholder; attorney; friend of the court…
You’re done! Fax or mail the W8 form back to the specific company. They should have provided the fax number and company mailing address. Note that the country code for U.S. is 1 (One).
Well, i have prepared a sample W-8 form for your reference. Check my Blog url for it :D http://whackonly.com/?p=58
