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Add non-US tax info (W8-BEN)

Non-US individuals filing W8-BEN to certify foreign status.

Non-US individual hosts file W8-BEN to certify foreign status. This exempts you from US tax withholding on US-source income.

The tax information settings page

What you need

  • Full legal name and country of citizenship.

  • Permanent residence address (must be outside the US).

  • Tax ID in your country (if applicable).

  • Treaty claim if your country has a tax treaty with the US.

Submit a W8-BEN

  1. Open Taxes.

  2. Pick

    W8-BEN — non-US individual

    .

  3. Fill in fields.

  4. Sign electronically.

  5. Submit.

Validity

W8-BEN is valid for 3 years. We email you when it's time to refile.

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