Basics of W-8BEN-E
If you sell services to U.S. clients through your own company—not as a private individual—your counterpart will likely ask for Form W-8BEN-E. It’s longer than the W-8BEN and sprinkled with acronyms (FATCA, NFFE, GIIN), but most one-person companies only need three things: the right entity classification, a clean treaty claim (if any), and a short […]

