Enlarge image | Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Form 8833 Under Section 6114 or 7701(b) OMB No. 1545-1354 (Rev. December 2022) Department of the Treasury Attach to your tax return. Internal Revenue Service Go to www.irs.gov/Form8833 for the latest information. Attach a separate Form 8833 for each treaty-based return position taken. Failure to disclose a treaty-based return position may result in a penalty of $1,000 ($10,000 in the case of a C corporation) (see section 6712). Name U.S. taxpayer identifying number Reference ID number, if any (see instructions) Address in country of residence Address in the United States Check one or both of the following boxes as applicable. • The taxpayer is disclosing a treaty-based return position as required by section 6114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • The taxpayer is a dual-resident taxpayer and is disclosing a treaty-based return position as required by Regulations section 301.7701(b)-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: If the taxpayer is a dual-resident taxpayer and a long-term resident, by electing to be treated as a resident of a foreign country for purposes of claiming benefits under an applicable income tax treaty, the taxpayer will be deemed to have expatriated pursuant to section 877A. For more information, see the instructions. Check this box if the taxpayer is a U.S. citizen or resident or is incorporated in the United States . . . . . . . . . . 1 Enter the specific treaty position relied on: 3 Name, identifying number (if available to the taxpayer), and a Treaty country address in the United States of the payor of the income (if b Article(s) fixed or determinable annual or periodical). See instructions. 2 List the Internal Revenue Code provision(s) overruled or modified by the treaty-based return position 4 List the provision(s) of the limitation on benefits article (if any) in the treaty that the taxpayer relies on to qualify for benefits under the treaty 5 Is the taxpayer disclosing a treaty-based return position for which reporting is specifically required pursuant to Regulations section 301.6114-1(b)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” enter the specific subsection(s) of Regulations section 301.6114-1(b) requiring reporting . . . . Also include the information requested in line 6. 6 Explain the treaty-based return position taken. Include a brief summary of the facts on which it is based. Also, list the nature and amount (or a reasonable estimate) of gross receipts, each separate gross payment, each separate gross income item, or other item (as applicable) for which the treaty benefit is claimed For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions. Cat. No. 14895L Form 8833 (Rev. 12-2022) |
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Enlarge image | Form 8833 (Rev. 12-2022) Page 3 Section references are to the Internal • That a treaty reduces or modifies the specifically reportable, and thus careful Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. branch profits tax (section 884(a)) or the review of the regulations is advised. In tax on excess interest (section 884(f)(1) addition, some waivers do not apply to Future Developments (B)); positions that are specifically required to For the latest information about • That a treaty exempts from tax or be reported under these form developments related to Form 8833 and reduces the rate of tax on dividends or instructions. See Reporting specifically its instructions, such as legislation interest paid by a foreign corporation required by Form 8833 instructions, later. enacted after they were published, go to that are U.S.-sourced under section Positions for which reporting is waived IRS.gov/Form8833. 861(a)(2)(B) or section 884(f)(1)(A); include, but are not limited to, the • That a treaty exempts from tax or following. See Regulations section General Instructions reduces the rate of tax on fixed or 301.6114-1(c) for other waivers from determinable annual or periodical (FDAP) reporting. Purpose of Form income that a foreign person receives • That a treaty reduces or modifies the Form 8833 must be used by taxpayers from a U.S. person, but only if: taxation of income derived by an to make the treaty-based return position (1) The amount is not properly individual from dependent personal disclosure required by section 6114 and reported on Form 1042-S and the foreign services, pensions, annuities, social the regulations thereunder (Regulations person is: (a) a controlled foreign security, and other public pensions, as section 301.6114-1). The form must also corporation (as defined in section 957) in well as income derived by artists, be used by dual-resident taxpayers which the U.S. person is a U.S. athletes, students, trainees, or teachers; (defined later) to make the treaty-based shareholder (as defined in section • That a Social Security Totalization return position disclosure required by 951(b)); (b) a foreign corporation that is Agreement or Diplomatic or Consular Regulations section 301.7701(b)-7. A controlled by a U.S. person within the Agreement reduces or modifies the separate form is required annually for meaning of section 6038; (c) a foreign income of a taxpayer; each treaty-based return position taken corporation that is a 25-percent • That a treaty exempts a taxpayer from by the taxpayer, although a taxpayer shareholder of the U.S. person under the excise tax imposed by section 4371, may treat payments or income items of section 6038A; or (d) a foreign related but only if certain conditions are met (for the same type received from the same party, as defined under section example, the taxpayer has entered into payor as a single item for reporting 6038A(c)(2)(B); an insurance excise tax closing purposes. (2) The foreign person is related to the agreement with the IRS); Who Must File payor under section 267(b) or section • That a treaty exempts from tax or Generally, a taxpayer who takes a 707(b) and receives income exceeding reduces the rate of tax on FDAP income, treaty-based return position must $500,000, in the aggregate, from the if the beneficial owner is an individual or disclose that position, unless reporting is payor and the treaty contains a limitation governmental entity; specifically waived. See Exceptions on benefits article; or • If a partnership, trust, or estate has from reporting below. (3) The treaty imposes additional disclosed a treaty position that the A taxpayer takes a treaty-based return conditions for the entitlement of treaty partner or beneficiary would otherwise position by maintaining that a treaty of benefits (for example, the treaty requires be required to disclose; the United States overrules or modifies a the foreign corporation claiming a provision of the Internal Revenue Code preferential rate on dividends to meet • Unless modified by the instructions and thereby causes (or potentially ownership percentage and ownership below, that a treaty exempts from tax or causes) a reduction of tax on the period requirements); reduces the rate of tax on FDAP income that is properly reported on Form 1042-S taxpayer’s tax return. For these • That income effectively connected with and the amount is received by a: purposes, a treaty includes, but is not a U.S. trade or business of a taxpayer is limited to, an income tax treaty; estate not attributable to a permanent a. Related party (within the meaning of and gift tax treaty; or friendship, establishment or a fixed base in the section 6038A(c)(2)) from a reporting commerce, and navigation treaty. United States; corporation within the meaning of section 6038A(a) (a domestic corporation Reporting specifically required. • That a treaty modifies the amount of that is 25% foreign owned and required Regulations section 301.6114-1(b) business profits of a taxpayer to file Form 5472); specifically requires reporting on a Form attributable to a permanent 8833 for the following treaty-based establishment or a fixed base in the b. Beneficial owner that is a direct return positions. Note that this is not an United States; account holder of a U.S. financial institution or qualified intermediary, or a exhaustive list of all positions that are • That a treaty alters the source of any direct partner, beneficiary, or owner of a reportable on a Form 8833 and that item of income or deduction (unless the withholding foreign partnership or trust, some specifically reportable positions taxpayer is an individual); from that U.S. financial institution, are waived in certain circumstances under Regulations section 301.6114-1(c). • That a treaty grants a credit for a qualified intermediary, or withholding foreign tax which is not allowed by the foreign partnership or withholding • That a nondiscrimination provision of Code; foreign trust (whether the Form 1042-S the treaty prevents the application of an reporting is on a specific payee or otherwise applicable Code provision, • That the residency of an individual is other than with respect to making an determined under a treaty and apart pooled basis); or election under section 897(i); from the Code. See Dual-resident c. Taxpayer that is not an individual or taxpayer below. a State, if the amounts are not received • That a treaty reduces or modifies the through an account with an intermediary taxation of gain or loss from the Exceptions from reporting. Regulations disposition of a U.S. real property section 301.6114-1(c) waives reporting or with respect to an interest in a interest; on a Form 8833 for certain treaty-based partnership or a simple or grantor trust, return positions. In some instances, the and if the amounts do not total more waiver narrowly applies to exempt from than $500,000 for the tax year. reporting a treaty position that is |
Enlarge image | Form 8833 (Rev. 12-2022) Page 4 Reporting specifically required by for U.S. competent authority assistance. year your status as an LTR ends. For Form 8833 instructions. The following See Rev. Proc. 2015-40, 2015-35 I.R.B. additional information, see the are amounts for which a treaty-based 236, or its successor. Instructions for Form 8854, Initial and return disclosure on Form 8833 is If you choose to be treated as a Annual Expatriation Statement, and specifically required under these resident of a foreign country under an Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. instructions. income tax treaty, you are still treated as Line 3 • Amounts described in paragraph a or a U.S. resident for purposes other than c, above, that are received by a figuring your U.S. income tax liability Income that is fixed or determinable corporation that is a resident under the (see Regulations section annual or periodical includes interest domestic law of both the United States 301.7701(b)-7(a)(3)). (other than original issue discount), and a foreign treaty jurisdiction (a dual- dividends, rents, premiums, annuities, resident corporation). When and Where To File salaries, wages, and other compensation. For more information • Amounts described in paragraph a or Attach Form 8833 to your tax return (including other items of income that are c, above, that are received by a (Form 1040-NR, Form 1120-F, etc.). If fixed or determinable annual or corporation that is a resident of both the you would not otherwise be required to periodical), nonresident aliens and dual- jurisdiction whose treaty is invoked and file a tax return, you must file one at the resident taxpayers filing as nonresident another foreign jurisdiction that has an IRS Service Center where you would aliens should see section 871(a) and income tax treaty with that treaty normally file a return to make the treaty- Regulations section 1.871-7(b) and (c). jurisdiction. See Revenue Ruling based return position disclosure under Foreign corporations should see section 2004-76, 2004-31 I.R.B. 111, available at section 6114 (see Regulations section 881(a) and Regulations section www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb04-31.pdf. 301.6114-1(a)(1)(ii)) or under Regulations 1.881-2(b) and (c). • Amounts described in paragraph a or section 301.7701(b)-7. Line 4 c, above, that are received by a foreign collective investment vehicle that is a Specific Instructions Name the specific test in the Limitations contractual arrangement and not a on Benefits (LOB) article that is met. See person under foreign law. See Example 7 U.S. Taxpayer Identifying Number Table 4, Limitation on Benefits, at of Regulations section 1.894-1(d)(5). The identifying number of an individual is IRS.gov/Individuals/International- • Amounts described in paragraph a or his or her social security number or Taxpayers/Tax-Treaty-Tables, for a c, above, that are received by a foreign individual taxpayer identification number. summary of the various tests contained “interest holder” in a “domestic reverse The identifying number of all others is in the LOB article of each treaty. If you hybrid entity,” as those terms are used in their employer identification number. have made a request with the U.S. competent authority for a discretionary Regulations section 1.894-1(d)(2). For more information about identifying determination and that request is still Dual-resident taxpayer. An alien numbers, see the instructions for the tax pending, you may not claim benefits, individual is a dual-resident taxpayer if return with which this form is filed. unless the treaty or technical explanation specifically provides otherwise. that individual is considered to be a Reference ID Number resident of both the United States and another country under each country’s If the taxpayer is a foreign corporation, Line 5 tax laws. If the income tax treaty enter any reference ID number assigned If the taxpayer answers “Yes” to the between the United States and the other to the foreign corporation by a U.S. question on line 5, the taxpayer must country contains a provision for person with respect to which information enter the subsection of Regulations resolution of conflicting claims of reporting is required (for example, on section 301.6114-1(b) with respect to residence by the United States and its Form 5471 or Form 5472). which the taxpayer is disclosing a treaty- treaty partner, and the individual based return position. The taxpayer must determines that under those provisions Address in Country of Residence also provide the information requested he or she is a resident of the foreign Enter the information in the following on line 6. country for treaty purposes, the order: city, province or state, and individual may claim treaty benefits as a country. Follow the country’s practice for Line 6 resident of that foreign country, provided entering the postal code. Please do not All taxpayers taking a treaty-based that he or she complies with the abbreviate the country name. return position must provide the instructions below. requested information on line 6, Termination of U.S. Residency If you are an individual who is a regardless of whether reporting is dual-resident taxpayer and you choose If you are a dual-resident taxpayer and a explicitly required under Regulations to claim treaty benefits as a resident of long-term resident (LTR) and you are section 301.6114-1(b), unless it is the foreign country, you are treated as a filing this form to be treated as a resident waived under Regulations section nonresident alien in figuring your U.S. of a foreign country for purposes of 301.6114-1(c). If applicable, the taxpayer income tax liability for the part of the tax claiming benefits under an applicable must explain why it meets the Limitation year you are considered a dual-resident U.S. income tax treaty, you will be on Benefits test identified on line 4, the taxpayer. If you are eligible to be treated deemed to have terminated your U.S. basis for the taxpayer meeting any as a resident of the foreign country residency status for federal income tax special requirements for claiming pursuant to the applicable income tax purposes. Because you are terminating benefits, such as those required to be treaty and you choose to claim benefits your U.S. residency status, you may be included on line 15 of Form W-8BEN-E, as a resident of such foreign country, subject to tax under section 877A and and the amount (or a reasonable you must file Form 1040-NR, U.S. you must file Form 8854, Initial and estimate thereof) of the income affected Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return, Annual Expatriation Statement. You are by the treaty claim. See Regulations with Form 8833 attached. A dual- an LTR if you were a lawful permanent section 301.6114-1(d)(3) regarding rules resident taxpayer may also be eligible resident of the United States in at least 8 for reporting estimates of certain types of the last 15 tax years ending with the of income, such as sales or services income. |
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