That form is to prevent double taxation when you get money from abroad
However they shoul dnot be asking for it, and you should ask for a tax certificate if they charge you any.Form 8802 is used to request Form 6166, a letter of U.S. residency certification for purposes of claiming benefits under an income tax treaty or VAT exemption. You cannot use Form 6166 to substantiate that U.S. taxes were paid for purposes of claiming a foreign tax credit.
You cannot claim a foreign tax credit to reduce your U.S.
tax liability with respect to foreign taxes that have been reduced
or eliminated by reason of a treaty. If you receive a refund
of foreign taxes paid with the benefit of Form 6166, you may
need to file an amended return with the IRS adjusting any
foreign tax credits previously claimed for those taxes.
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It sounds to me like the next things they want are your bank account numbers. Are you certain they are not calling from NIgeria?On Nov 11, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Andrew Davidhazy wrote:Dear friends,
I am about to be a fortunate recipient of a princely fee from a group in Romania that wants to use one of my photographs for a marketing campaign. Preliminary to the payment of the fee they asked for a US Certificate of Residency - IRS form 8802/6166 .... does anyone on the list know what this is all about?
Thank you for whatever free assistance you can provide. ;)
Andy from Rochester
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