• 21 November 2025

    Form W-8BEN-E checklist – what to check?

    11:19 By InBusiness
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    When a US counterparty asks your company to sign a form for the IRS and will not wire your fee otherwise, it is very easy to make a mistake. To help our clients, we have prepared this Form W-8BEN-E checklist article. It walks you step by step through what to check and which documents to prepare before you send Form W-8BEN-E. Getting this right helps you avoid paying 30% tax in the US and at the same time stay safe from a Polish tax perspective.

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  • 17 October 2024

    W-8BEN-E form – why and how to complete this?

    11:33 By InBusiness
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    Does your company provide services or manufacture products for U.S. entities? You must submit W-8BEN-E form – otherwise, you may end up paying (high!) taxes in the U.S. More and more Polish companies provide services or produce goods for U.S. clients. After the completion of a given order, American companies ask their Polish business partners to fill out Form W-8BEN-E. What is this form for, and why is it important to fill it out correctly?

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  • 17 October 2024

    W-8BEN form – (Q&A)

    10:55 By InBusiness
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    Have your U.S. contractor requested you to submit W-8BEN form and you’re unsure why or how to complete it? Your concerns are completely understandable. Our clients – contractors for U.S. companies, as well as investors receiving dividends from U.S. companies – often ask for support in completing Form W-8BEN. Through this brief Q&A, we aim to address the most common questions on the subject.

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Piotr Sekulski, PhD

Doctor of Law (Jagiellonian University), author of numerous publications and scientific presentations. He collaborated with the universities of Buffalo (USA), Salzburg (Austria) and Heidelberg (Germany). As an expert on tax regulations at the Adam Smith Research Centre he participated in the preparation and evaluation of the regulations concerning entrepreneurs (e.g. e-meetings of shareholders). He gained professional experience in reputable tax advisory companies.

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In response to numerous inquiries from our clients, we decided to launch a Tax Blog. We discuss current issues regarding the taxation of creative industries and the IT sector. Bearing in mind that that tax law, general law and accounting consist of hundreds of unclear and interrelated regulations, we try to organize the most important information and provide it in an accessible way.

We do not advise on the blog! This blog is supposed to be a source of information - however, each case should be approached individually. For a tax advice, please visit our website.

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