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Create your W-8BEN

Complete Form W-8BEN and download a PDF to send to the person requesting it.

Your entries are sent to Kit to generate this PDF. Kit does not save your entries or the generated file.

Check that W-8BEN is the right form

W-8BEN is for non-US individuals, including sole traders when the individual is the beneficial owner. US persons generally use W-9, and non-US entities generally use W-8BEN-E. Read the official IRS instructions if you are unsure.

Income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business generally uses W-8ECI. Personal services performed in the U.S. may require Form 8233 or W-4. Intermediaries generally use W-8IMY.

1. Your identity

U.S. citizen? Use Form W-9 instead.

2. Addresses

Do not use a P.O. box or an address used only for mailing.

3. Tax identification

Enter the tax identifier you use in your country of tax residence when line 6a applies or the requester needs it. In Poland, this is usually PESEL for an individual without a registered business, or NIP if you run a JDG, are VAT-registered, or otherwise use NIP for tax purposes. Lines 6a and 6b may be blank when line 6a is not required.

Select this only if line 6a would otherwise be required and the statement is true. Do not select it because you do not know the number or do not have it with you.

Claim tax treaty benefits (optional)

Complete every field in this section only when you are claiming a reduced withholding rate under a tax treaty.

4. Certification and electronic signature

Read Part III on the official IRS form before signing. The PDF records your name and the UTC signing time. Your payer may ask for additional evidence supporting the electronic signature.

Send the downloaded PDF to the person requesting it. Kit does not submit it for you.