w9 and w8 Form

[Broker101]

Hi Guys,

Looking for a bit of help - we are a CDN based brokerage with no office in the US, but we do US loads aswell (within US and between CD and US)

My understanding is that if requested we provide the W8 BEN E to the shipper asking for it

We had a recent US based shipper ask us for a W9 and our EIN/TIN# - wouldn't we just give the W8 form or is there something I am missing here?

Do we need an EIN/TIN as a cdn broker with no office in the US? I am assuming if we have an EIN/TIN then we have to file a US tax return

Any assistance is appreciated

 

[Gord M]

Call Stateside Consultants and speak to Wayne, Chevy or Cassandra 800-401-9138 they will help you ......if you need any paperwork or applications for authorities they are great, i deal with them when I dont know something..

 

[Jim L]

If you read the top of the W8 and the W9 you will find that the W8 is the correct form to be using if you are an entity outside of the US.

ie;
W8-US entities
W9-Non-US Entities.