Relevant IRS Forms and Publications for International Taxpayers
Forms
- Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (PDF)
- Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (PDF)
- Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and instructions (PDF)
- Instructions for Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding (PDF)
- Form W-8CE, Notice of Expatriation and Waiver of Treaty Benefits (PDF)
- Form W-8ECI, Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States (PDF)
- Instructions for Form W-8ECI, Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim for Exemption from Withholding on Income Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States (PDF)
- Form W-8EXP, Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States Tax Withholding (PDF)
- Instructions for Form W-8EXP, Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States Tax Withholding (PDF)
- Form W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Partnership, or Certain United States Branches for United States Tax Withholding (PDF)
- Instructions for Form W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Partnership, or Certain United States Branches for United States Tax Withholding (PDF)
- Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY (PDF)
- Form 1040C, United States Departing Alien Income Tax Return (PDF)
- Form 1040-ES(NR), U.S. Estimated Tax for Nonresident Alien Individuals (PDF)
- Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return (PDF)
- Form 1040NR-EZ, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Single and Married Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents (PDF)
- Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons (PDF)
- Form 1042-S, Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding (PDF)
- Form 1042-T, Transmittal for Forms 1042-S (PDF)
- Form 2063, United States Departing Alien Income Tax Statement (PDF)
- Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income
- Form 8233, Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal Services of a Nonresident Alien Individual (PDF)
- Form 8288, U.S. Withholding Tax Return for Dispositions by Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests (PDF)
- Form 8288-A, Statement of Withholding on Dispositions by Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests (PDF)
- Form 8288-B, Application for Withholding Certificate for Dispositions by Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests (PDF)
- Form 8802, Application for U.S. Residency Certification (PDF)
- Form 8804, Annual Return for Partnership Withholding Tax (Section 1446) (PDF)
- Form 8804-C, Certificate of Partner-Level Items to Reduce Section 1446 Withholding (PDF)
- Form 8804-W, Installment Payments of Section 1446 Tax for Partnerships (PDF)
- Form 8805, Foreign Partner’s Information Statement of Section 1446 Withholding Tax (PDF)
- Form 8813, Partnership Withholding Tax Payment (Section 1446) (PDF)
- Form 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure (PDF)
- Form 8840, Closer Connection Exception Statement (PDF)
- Form 8843, Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition (PDF)
- Form 8854, Initial and Annual Expatriation Statement (PDF)
- Form 8898, Statement for Individuals Who Begin or End Bona Fide Residence in a U.S. Possession (PDF)
- Form 13930 Application for Central Withholding Agreement (PDF)
Publications
- Publication 3, Armed Forces’ Tax Guide
- Publication 15, Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide
- Publication 15-A, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide
- Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits
- Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens & Resident Aliens Abroad
- Publication 513, Tax Information for Visitors to the United States
- Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals
- Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities
- Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
- Publication 901, U.S. Tax Treaties
- Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education
- Publication 1179, Rules and Specifications for Private Printing of Substitute Forms 1096,1098,1099,5498 and W-2G (PDF)
- Publication 1187, Specifications for Filing Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding Magnetically or Electronically (PDF)
- Publication 1281, Backup Withholding on Missing and Incorrect Names/TIN’s (PDF)
- Publication 1586, Reasonable Cause Regulations and Requirements for Missing and Incorrect Names/TIN’s (PDF)
- Publication 1915, Understanding Your IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (PDF)
- Publication 1915(SP), Understanding Your IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (In Spanish) (PDF)
- Publication 4588, Basic Tax Guide for Green Card Holders (PDF)
- Publication 4732, Federal Tax Information for U.S. Taxpayer Living Abroad (PDF)
References/Related Links
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-11-26
