rtaxes
Jan 31, 2011, 07:04 PM
Hello All,
I am an Indian Citizen, arrived in US in August 2007 on an F-1 Visa, and was on OPT from January to October 2010. Since October 2010, I have been on an H1B visa(around 3 months of 2010 till present)
Recently, I received a request from my Bank to fill out a W8BEN form and return it at the earliest. I do have a SSN but, not an ITIN
But, going through the discussions here, I am confused which form to fill out, W8BEN or W9 with the change in my visa status as of 10/2010.
If W8BEN, what would be a valid reason for the field "Supply reason for US Mailing Address". How do I go about mentioning that I have a US mailing address because I work here.
Also, when it comes to Part II questions 9 a to 9e. Is 9a the "only" field needed to filled out with India as value for the blank? Do none of the of the other 9b to 9e apply in my case? As it was mentioned on other forums/discussions that India may have a tax treaty with US. What would be the value for Question 10?
Do I mark question 11 "Notional Principal Contracts" as checked? If so, what statements do I have to provide to support such claims.
It would be great if someone could reply to these questions as most of the information I went through over the past few hours is either contradictory or plain ambiguous to interpret accurately.
Thanks in advance.
I am an Indian Citizen, arrived in US in August 2007 on an F-1 Visa, and was on OPT from January to October 2010. Since October 2010, I have been on an H1B visa(around 3 months of 2010 till present)
Recently, I received a request from my Bank to fill out a W8BEN form and return it at the earliest. I do have a SSN but, not an ITIN
But, going through the discussions here, I am confused which form to fill out, W8BEN or W9 with the change in my visa status as of 10/2010.
If W8BEN, what would be a valid reason for the field "Supply reason for US Mailing Address". How do I go about mentioning that I have a US mailing address because I work here.
Also, when it comes to Part II questions 9 a to 9e. Is 9a the "only" field needed to filled out with India as value for the blank? Do none of the of the other 9b to 9e apply in my case? As it was mentioned on other forums/discussions that India may have a tax treaty with US. What would be the value for Question 10?
Do I mark question 11 "Notional Principal Contracts" as checked? If so, what statements do I have to provide to support such claims.
It would be great if someone could reply to these questions as most of the information I went through over the past few hours is either contradictory or plain ambiguous to interpret accurately.
Thanks in advance.