To enroll in Prime Rewards, you may require additional tax form to confirm either an eligible tax treaty exists between your country of incorporation and the United States, or a regulatory exemption to continue.
Please provide one of the following tax forms, filled out properly.
W-8BEN-E
W-8EXP
W-8ECI
W-8BEN
W-8IMY
If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager or sales@coinbase.com.
For example, when completing Form W-8BEN-E, please refer to the form instructions. Here are some common errors to watch out for:
Part I
Section 1-2: The full legal name & country of incorporation need to appear in this section:
Section 4: 1 (and only 1) entity classification type needs to be specified:
Section 5: 1 (and only 1) FATCA entity status needs to be specified:
Section 6-7: the country of the permanent address needs to match the country of incorporation from Section 2
Section 8: the US Tax ID needs to be specified here or may be left blank if Foreign TIN on Line 9b is listed.
Section 9b: the Foreign Tax Identification Number needs to be specified here if a US Tax ID was not listed on Line 8.
Part III
Section 14a: the country listed must have have an income tax treaty with the US
Section 14b: The Limitation on benefits checkbox must be indicated and the specific limitation on benefits provision must be specified:
Section 15: the specific article in the relevant tax treaty must be specified here, as well as, the rate of withholding be claimed, type of income and explanation of meeting the treaty article:
Part IV
The form must be signed and dated, and the capacity box ticked:
