Analysis of new 2014 Form W-8IMY by part and question

W-8IMY (Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting)

On June 19, 2014 the IRS released the new Form W-8IMY instructions for the 2014 Form W-8IMY that had been released in March.

Form W-8IMY is submitted generally by a payment recipient (the “filer”) with non-beneficial owner status, i.e. an intermediary.  Such intermediary can be a U.S. branch, a qualified intermediary, a non-qualified intermediary, foreign partnership, foreign grantor or a foreign simple trust.  Form W-8IMY requires a tax identification number.

The new Form W-8IMY has 28 parts whereas the previous August 2013 FATCA draft W-8IMY only contained 26.  The new 2014 Form W-8IMY is vastly different from the seven-part 2006 predecessor form.

Filing Form W-8IMY with the withholding agent before payment.

The filer does not send Form W-8IMY to the IRS.  Instead, the filer gives it to the withholding agent who is requesting it. Generally, this withholding agent will be the one from whom the filer receives a payment, who credits the filer’s account, or a partnership that allocates income to the filer.  The filer should give Form W-8IMY to the withholding agent requesting it before income is paid, credited, or allocated to the filer account.

read the full analysis of W-8IMY by Part and by question at http://profwilliambyrnes.com/2014/06/24/new-2014-form-w-8imy-analyzed/

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