W-8BEN-E OCR API W-8BEN-E OCR API

Extract data from W-8BEN-E forms to verify a foreign entity's legal name, country of incorporation, entity classification, and global intermediary identification number (GIIN) for international tax withholding and FATCA compliance purposes.

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W-8BEN-E OCR API

Why VeryfiWhy Veryfi

What is W-8BEN-E OCR?What is W-8BEN-E OCR?

W-8BEN-E OCR is a software solution that automates the collection and digitization of W-8BEN-E forms. Using optical character recognition technology, this system scans and extracts data from these complex international tax documents specifically designed for foreign entities. Users simply upload scanned W-8BEN-E forms, and the software automatically extracts the relevant information into digital format, saving time and reducing errors associated with manual entry of these multi-page documents.

A primary advantage of W-8BEN-E OCR is the streamlined onboarding process for foreign entities and businesses. By automating W-8BEN-E form processing, companies can efficiently collect necessary tax information and entity classification details without relying on error-prone manual processes. W-8BEN-E OCR also enhances compliance with FATCA and other IRS regulations by creating a digital audit trail and ensuring accurate data capture across all chapters and sections of these complex forms. This technology is an essential tool for businesses with global operations seeking to improve tax documentation efficiency while maintaining compliance with international tax requirements.

Request: W-8BEN-E Data Extraction
import requests
url = "https://api.veryfi.com/api/v8/partner/w-8ben-e"
headers = {
'CLIENT-ID': '<API_KEY_VALUE>',
'AUTHORIZATION': '<API_KEY_VALUE>'
}
payload = {'file_url': 'https://cdn…'}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.json())
Response: Structured JSON
{
“name”: “Global Corp Ltd.”,
“country”: “United Kingdom”,
“permanent_address”: “10 London Wall”,
“city_country”: “London, EC2M 6SA”,
“entity_classification”: {
“corporation”: true,
“disregarded_entity”: false,
“partnership”: false,
“simple_trust”: false,
“tax_exempt”: false
},
“fatca_status”: “Participating FFI”,
“giin”: “98Q96B.00000.LE.826”,
“signature_date”: “2024-03-20”,
“signed”: true
}

W-8BEN-E OCR APIW-8BEN-E OCR API

Veryfi’s W-8BEN-E OCR API is easy and fast to implement with just a few lines of code (as shown).

W-8BEN-E OCR API comes bundled with:
✓ Day-1 Ready Pre-Trained W-8s AI model,
✓ Free 🧰 SDKs to help you launch faster in your preferred programming language and
✓ Easy to use no-code API 🗔 Portal where you can store and edit your documents, fine-tune the ML model and more.

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Supported W-8 BEN-E FieldsSupported W-8 BEN-E Fields

  • Entity Information
    • Name (field_1_name)
    • Disregarded Entity Name (field_3_disregarded_entity_name)
    • Country (field_2_country)
  • Entity Classification
    • Disregarded Entity (field_4_checkbox_disregarded_entity)
    • Corporation (field_4_checkbox_corporation)
    • Partnership (field_4_checkbox_partnership)
    • Simple Trust (field_4_checkbox_simple_trust)
    • Complex Trust (field_4_checkbox_complex_trust)
    • Estate (field_4_checkbox_estate)
    • Tax Exempt Organization (field_4_checkbox_tax_exempt_organization)
    • Private Foundation (field_4_checkbox_private_foundation)
    • Grantor Trust (field_4_checkbox_grantor_trust)
    • Central Issue Bank (field_4_checkbox_central_issue_bank)
    • Foreign Government Integral Part (field_4_checkbox_foreign_government_integral_part)
    • Foreign Government Controlled Entity (field_4_checkbox_foreign_government_controlled_entity)
    • International Organization (field_4_checkbox_international_organization)
    • Hybrid (Yes/No) (field_4_checkbox_hybrid_yes, field_4_checkbox_hybrid_no)
  • Chapter 4 Status (FATCA)
    • Participating FFI (field_5_checkbox_participating_ffi)
    • Reporting Model One FFI (field_5_checkbox_reporting_model_one_ffi)
    • Reporting Model Two FFI (field_5_checkbox_reporting_model_two_ffi)
    • Registered Deemed-Compliant FFI (field_5_checkbox_registered_deemed_compliant_ffi)
    • Sponsored FFI (field_5_checkbox_sponsored_ffi)
    • Certified Deemed-Compliant Nonregistering Local Bank (field_5_checkbox_certified_deemed_compliant_nonregistering_local_bank)
    • Certified Deemed-Compliant FFI with Low-Value Accounts (field_5_checkbox_certified_deemed_compliant_ffi_low_value_accounts)
    • Certified Deemed-Compliant Limited Life Debt Investment Entity (field_5_checkbox_certified_deemed_compliant_limited_life_debt_investment_entity)
    • Certified Deemed-Compliant Sponsored Closely Held Investment Vehicle (field_5_checkbox_certified_deemed_compliant_sponsored_closely_held_investment_vehicle)
    • Owner-Documented FFI (field_5_checkbox_owner_documented_ffi)
    • Restricted Distributor (field_5_checkbox_restricted_distributor)
    • Nonparticipating FFI (field_5_checkbox_nonparticipating_ffi)
    • Nonreporting IGA FFI (field_5_checkbox_nonreporting_iga_ffi)
    • Foreign Government (field_5_checkbox_foreign_government)
    • International Organization (field_5_checkbox_international_organization)
    • Exempt Retirement Plans (field_5_checkbox_exempt_retirement_plans)
    • Entity Wholly Owned by Exempt Beneficial Owners (field_5_checkbox_entity_wholly_owned_exempt)
    • Territory Financial Institution (field_5_checkbox_territory_financial_institutions)
    • Excepted Nonfinancial Group Entity (field_5_checkbox_excepted_nonfiancial_group_entity)
    • Excepted Nonfinancial Start-Up Company (field_5_checkbox_excepted_nonfiancial_start_up)
    • Excepted Nonfinancial Entity in Bankruptcy (field_5_checkbox_excepted_nonfiancial_entity_bankruptcy)
    • 501(c) Organization (field_5_checkbox_organization_501c)
    • Nonprofit Organization (field_5_checkbox_nonprofit)
    • Publicly Traded NFFE (field_5_checkbox_publicly_traded_nffe)
    • Excepted Territory NFFE (field_5_checkbox_excepted_territory_nffe)
    • Active NFFE (field_5_checkbox_active_nffe)
    • Passive NFFE (field_5_checkbox_passive_nffe)
    • Excepted Inter-affiliate FFI (field_5_checkbox_excepted_inter_affiliate_ffi)
    • Direct Reporting NFFE (field_5_checkbox_direct_reporting_nffe)
    • Sponsored Direct Reporting NFFE (field_5_checkbox_sponsored_direct_reporting_nffe)
    • Not a Financial Account (field_5_checkbox_not_financial_account)
    • Investment Entities that Do Not Maintain Financial Accounts (field_5_checkbox_certain_investment_entities_that_do_not_maintain_financial_accounts)
  • Permanent Address
    • Street Address (field_6_address)
    • City (field_6_city)
    • Country (field_6_country)
  • Mailing Address
    • Street Address (field_7_mailing_street)
    • City (field_7_mailing_city)
    • Country (field_7_mailing_country)
  • Identification Numbers
    • U.S. TIN (field_8_tin)
    • GIIN (field_9a_giin)
    • Foreign TIN (field_9b_foreign_tin)
    • TIN Not Required (field_9c_checkbox_tin_not_required)
    • Reference Number (field_10_reference_number)
  • Branch Information
    • Participating FFI Branch (field_11_checkbox_participating_ffi)
    • Reporting Model One FFI Branch (field_11_checkbox_reporting_model_one_ffi)
    • Reporting Model Two FFI Branch (field_11_checkbox_reporting_model_two_ffi)
    • Nonparticipating FFI Branch (field_11_checkbox_branch_nonparticipating_ffi)
    • U.S. Branch (field_11_checkbox_us_branch)
    • Disregarded Entity Street Address (field_12_disregarded_entity_street)
    • Disregarded Entity City (field_12_disregarded_entity_city)
    • Disregarded Entity Country (field_12_disregarded_entity_country)
    • Disregarded Entity GIIN (field_13_disregarded_entity_giin)
  • Treaty Claims
    • Treaty Claim (field_14a_checkbox)
    • Resident Of (field_14a_resident_of)
    • Publicly Traded Corporation (field_14b_checkbox_publicly_traded_corporation)
    • Subsidiary of Publicly Traded Corporation (field_14b_checkbox_subsidiary_of_publicly_traded_corporation)
    • Ownership and Base Erosion Test (field_14b_checkbox_ownership_and_base_erosion_test)
    • Derivative Benefits Test (field_14b_checkbox_derivative_benefits_test)
    • Active Trade or Business Test (field_14b_checkbox_active_trade_or_business_test)
    • Favorable Discretionary Determination (field_14b_checkbox_favorable)
    • No LOB Article in Treaty (field_14b_checkbox_no_lob_article_in_treaty)
    • Government (field_14b_checkbox_government)
    • Tax Exempt Pension Trust/Fund (field_14b_checkbox_tax_exempt_pension)
    • Other Tax Exempt Organization (field_14b_checkbox_other_tax_exempt)
    • Benefits for Items (field_14b_checkbox_benefit_items)
    • Other LOB (field_14b_checkbox_other)
    • Other LOB Article (field_14b_other_article)
    • Dividends (field_14c_checkbox_dividends)
    • Special Rates Article (field_15_special_rates_article)
    • Income Type (field_15_special_rates_income_type)
    • Percentage (field_15_special_rates_percentage)
    • Explanation (field_15_special_rates_explanation)
  • Sponsored Entity Information
    • Sponsored Entity Name (field_16_name)
  • Foreign Financial Institution Status
    • Trustee-Documented Trust (field_17a_checkbox)
    • Sponsored Investment Entity (field_17b_checkbox)
    • Controlled Foreign Corporation (field_18_checkbox)
    • Restricted Funds (field_19_checkbox)
    • Investment Advisor/Manager Name (field_20_name)
  • Additional Classifications
    • Nonfinancial Group Entity (field_21_checkbox)
    • Excepted Nonfinancial Start-Up Company (field_22_checkbox)
    • Excepted Nonfinancial Entity in Liquidation (field_23_checkbox)
  • Territory NFFE
    • Directly Owned by Bona Fide Residents (field_24a_checkbox)
    • Owned by One Financial Institution (field_24b_checkbox)
    • Owned by Multiple Financial Institutions (field_24c_checkbox)
    • Extended Affiliated Group Member (field_24d_checkbox)
  • Active NFFE
    • Less than 50% Passive Income (field_25a_checkbox)
    • Publicly Traded NFFE (field_25b_checkbox)
    • NFFE Affiliate of Publicly Traded Corporation (field_25c_checkbox)
  • Nonreporting IGA FFI Information
    • IGA Checkbox (field_26_checkbox)
    • Model One/Two (field_26_checkbox_model_one, field_26_checkbox_model_two)
    • Treated As (field_26_treated_as)
    • Country (field_26_country)
    • Trustee Name (field_26_trustee_name)
    • U.S./Foreign Trustee (field_26_checkbox_trustee_us, field_26_checkbox_trustee_foreign)
  • Direct Reporting NFFE
    • Direct Reporting NFFE (field_27_checkbox)
  • Sponsored Direct Reporting NFFE
    • NFFE Has Not Obtained GIIN (field_28a_checkbox)
    • Sponsoring Entity Obtained GIIN (field_28b_checkbox)
  • Certification
    • Certification Checkbox (certify_checkbox)
    • Signature Name (signature_name)
    • Signature Date (signature_date)
    • Signed (signed)

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