Fill out Form W-8BEN online — free, private

For non-U.S. individuals paid by a U.S. company, platform or broker. Answer the lines, sign, and download the official IRS Form W-8BEN (Rev. October 2021) filled in. Your tax numbers and date of birth never leave this device.

Part I — Identification of beneficial owner

1. Name of individual who is the beneficial owner 2. Country of citizenship 3. Permanent residence address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route) — not a P.O. box or in-care-of address

City or town, state or province, postal code Country

4. My mailing address is different 5. U.S. taxpayer identification number (SSN or ITIN), if required 6a. Foreign tax identifying number (FTIN) 6b. Check if FTIN not legally required

7. Reference number(s) 8. Date of birth (MM-DD-YYYY)

I am claiming tax treaty benefits (Part II)

Part III — Sign

Date (MM-DD-YYYY) Print name of signer (if not the name on line 1)

Signing also ticks “I certify that I have the capacity to sign for the person identified on line 1 of this form.”

Leave unsigned (I will sign on paper) Lock the fields so the PDF looks the same everywhere

Give the form to the withholding agent or payer that requested it, not to the IRS. U.S. citizens and other U.S. persons use Form W-9 instead; entities use Form W-8BEN-E (form text). This tool fills in the official form; it is not tax advice.

Help: how to fill out Form W-8BEN, line by line.

Form source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8ben.pdf (Rev. October 2021); instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw8ben.pdf. Checked 2026-10-20.