W-8BENE - Tax Documentation Validation CSV Ingestion Template Guide

Please see the table below for details on each field of the W-8BENE Tax Documentation Validation Template. The CSV template is also attached to the bottom of this article.

Please note: This functionality is only available to self-serve via API. If you need to provide a CSV, please submit a ticket to our CX Team, and we can ingest it for you.

Please refer to the following guide for the list of acceptable enums: W-8 Tax Documentation Enums

Field	Headers	Format	Example
Account Owner ID	account_owner_id	String	12345678
Complete For	completed_for	Enum	ACCOUNT_HOLDER
Name	name	String	Chris P. Bacon
Reference Number(s)	reference_numbers	String	Transparent Corporation
US Tax Classification (Chapter 3)	tax_classification	Enum	CORPORATION
Hybrid Entity	hybrid_entity	YES/NO	YES
FATCA Classification (Chapter 4)	fatca_classification	Enum	PARTICIPATING_FFI
Country of Incorporation or Organization	country	String	CA
Permanent Address Line 1	permanent_address_first_line	String	123 Bitcoin Way
Permanent Address Line 2	permanent_address_second_line	String	Apartment 203
Permanent Address City	permanent_address_city	String	Seattle
Permanent Address State	permanent_address_state_or_province	String	WA
Permanent Address Postal Code	permanent_address_postal_code	String	98101
Permanent Address Country	permanent_address_country	String	US
Mailing Address Line 1	mailing_address_first_line	String	123 Bitcoin Way
Mailing Address Line 2	mailing_address_second_line	String	Apartment 203
Mailing Address City	mailing_address_city	String	Seattle
Mailing Address State	mailing_address_state_or_province	String	WA
Mailing Address Postal Code	mailing_address_postal_code	String	98101
Mailing Address Country	mailing_address_country	String	US
US TIN	us_tin	String	123-45-6789
Foreign TIN	ftin	String	AB123456C
Foreign TIN Not Legally Required	ftin_not_legally_required	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
GIIN	giin	String	29X3X7.99999.SL.832
Treaty Claim Made	treaty_claim	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
Treaty Country	treaty_country	Enum	CN
Treaty Country Residency Confirmation	treaty_country_residency_confirmation	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
Treaty Country LOB Confirmation	treaty_country_lob_confirmation	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
LOB Provision	lob_provision	Enum	GOVERNMENT
Other LOB Article & Paragraph	other_lob_article_and_paragraph	Enum	16(1)(h)
Income Type	income_type	Enum	ROYALTIES_OTHER
Rate	rate	Enum	5%
Article & Paragraph	article_paragraph	Enum	P1(7)
Explanation	explanation	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
Is Signed & Certified	is_signed_certified	TRUE/FALSE	TRUE
Signature Timestamp	signature_timestamp	M/D/YYYY	1/1/2021

Taxbit - Tax Doc Validation CSV Ingestion Templates - w8bene.csv