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PART IV. PERIODIC REVIEW: WP

Section 5. WITHHOLDING

Internal Revenue Bulletin 2017-6 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

FOREIGN TRUST WITHHOLDING CERTIFICATE

Sec. 5.01. WT Withholding Certificate. WT agrees to furnish a withholding foreign trust withholding certificate to each withholding agent from which it receives a reportable amount as a withholding foreign trust. The withholding foreign trust withholding certificate is a Form W– 8IMY (or acceptable substitute form) that certifies that WT is acting as a withholding foreign trust, contains WT’s WT-EIN, and provides all other information and certifications required by the form, including its WT-EIN. If WT is receiving a reportable amount that is a withholdable payment, the withholding certificate must also contain WT’s chapter 4 status to the extent required, provide its GIIN (if applicable), and provide the other information and certifications required on the form. If WT is an FFI, WT must provide a GIIN on its withholding foreign trust withhold

ing certificate irrespective of the time the FFI is permitted under its FATCA requirements as a participating FFI, registered deemed-compliant FFI, or registered deemed-compliant Model 1 IGA FFI to obtain a GIIN. WT is not required to disclose, as part of that Form W–8IMY or its withholding statement, any information regarding the identity of its direct beneficiaries or owners and those indirect beneficiaries or owners for which it acts as a withholding foreign trust to the extent permitted under section 9 of this Agreement. If WT does not act as a withholding foreign trust for an indirect beneficiary or owner, WT is required to furnish a nonwithholding foreign trust certificate to its withholding agent. See § 1.1441–5(e)(5)(iii) for the requirements of a nonwithholding foreign trust withholding certificate, the withholding statement associated with the withholding certificate, and the other documentation or other information for each passthrough beneficiary or owner and its direct and indirect beneficiaries or owners. Sec. 5.02. Withholding Statement. When WT is acting as a withholding foreign trust, WT must assume primary chapters 3 and 4 withholding responsibility as required by section 3.02 of this Agreement for reportable amounts that are distributed to, or included in the distributive shares of, its direct beneficiaries or owners and any indirect beneficiaries or owners for which it is acting as a withholding foreign trust. Accordingly, WT is not required to provide a withholding statement in such circumstances. See section 9 of this Agreement, providing that WT may not act as a withholding foreign trust for certain indirect beneficiaries or owners that are U.S. non-exempt recipients.

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